A 5-month-old baby has d!ed after his reckless young mother allegedly drugged him with tramadol to go clubbing.
Reports say the toddler passed away in his sleep after his young mother allegedly gave him an overdose of the medication to knock him out long enough for her to go have some fun.
The incident happened at Quarter Nine in Likomba, a neighbourhood in Tiko, Cameroon on Monday, January 23, 2023.
Sources say the woman locked the child up for hours in the room.
The mother of the young woman said this was not the first time that she drugged the child and left him unattended to.
“The first time the mother caught her drugging the child, she interrogated her but she told her they were mere pills,” a source said.
“This lady you see here committed an abomination last night in Likomba, Tiko. Despite having a newborn baby of few months old in hand, she wanted to go clubbing with friends,” a Cameroonian reporter wrote.
“The innocent child was the only thing standing in her way as she couldn’t take him to the club. So what did this girl do? She decided to give him tramadol so he can fall deep asleep. This way she can go party with her friends
“She gave her the tramadol and locked the baby inside the house. She returned home this morning only to find out the baby d!ed as a result of the hard drugs she gave him
“Likomba inhabitants descended on her and got her well beaten. Forces of law and order intervened and as of now, the girl is in detention. The baby has been buried. May the soul of the innocent baby rest in peace.”