Baby Breast-Fed to Death in Warri

The reported tragic death at midnight of a
four-month-old child is now causing ripples
at Emebiren street Okumagba layout Warri,
Delta State. The victim, Kenneth Ogbetuo was
said to have had overdose of breast milk from
his 25 years old mother, Mary Ogbetuo.
According to sources in the neighbourhood, the
mother of the baby left her big breast in the
mouth of the baby and slept overnight, only
for the father of the baby to raise alarm at
about 6am the following day that his child
was stone dead.
The Father of the child Mr. Willy Ogbetuo
who is popularly addressed as Baba Fryo told
Weekend Champion that he had severally
warned his wife not to leave breast in the
mouth of the baby whenever she wants to
sleep, stressing that each time he cautioned his
wife, her response was always “go, you yeh
yeh man” .
Eyewitness said as at the time Baba Fryo
alerted neighbours of the unfortunate
incident, the four months old child was
already dead and breast milk mixed with
blood gushed out of his two nostrils.
Culled from Champion Newspaper