Police in Salima have arrested a 20-year-old woman, Linda Sadalaki, for allegedly dumping her newborn son in a toilet.

Her arrest follows the rescue of the infant, who was found last Friday in Chilembwe Village in the Salima district.

According to Salima Police spokesperson Rabecca Ndiwate, officers traced and apprehended Sadalaki in Chigombe, where she had been hiding.

Sadalaki, who comes from Kalemba Village in the Salima area, is expected to appear in court soon to answer charges related to the abandonment of her baby.

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