Incident Reports
Woman arrested on charge of murdering her newborn in Taplejung
2021-02-19
Province 1, Taplejung, Phaktanglung, Ward 2
Taplejung police have arrested a woman on the charge of killing a newborn baby on February 21. The arrested is identified as 37-year-old Lakpadiki Sherpa of Khejenim in Phaktanglung Municipality-2.
Lakpadiki Sherpa killed the child that she gave birth to on February 19 as the child was born out of an illegitimate relationship.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Infanticide |
| Weapons | Unclear |
| Primary Cause | Domestic violence |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Family/relative |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
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