A six-month-old baby boy has died in his sleep after his mother allegedly gave him tramadol to facilitate deep sleep in order for her to go clubbing.
The incident was recorded in Quarter Nine in Likomba, a neighbourhood in Tiko, Cameroon on Monday, January 23, 2023.
Trouble started when the mother wanted to go clubbing but did not have anyone to leave the baby with.
She then allegedly gave him drugs said to be tramadol to make him sleep for hours and then locked him up in the room.
The mother of the young woman said it was not the first time her daughter had drugged the child and left him unattended.
The mother had allegedly once caught her administering the same drug on the baby and challenged her. She was said to have responded that they were mere sleeping pills.
A Cameroonian reporter posted the incident on Facebook. He wrote: “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.
“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 tra@madol so he can fall deep asleep. This way she can go party with her friends.
“She gave her the tr@madol and locked the baby inside the house. She returned home this morning only to find out the baby di*d as a result of the hard drugs she gave him.
“Likomba inhabitants descended on her and got her well be@ten. 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.”
