Baby girl found dead in Consolacion shanty

A ONE-YEAR-OLD girl was found dead after she was allegedly choked to death by her mother in barangay Tayud, Consolacion town, northern Cebu.

The baby had strangulation marks around her neck when found by barangay tanods in a shanty in sitio Bangkerohan yesterday afternoon.

Some neighbors told police that the mother may have been mentally unstable.

The 27-year-old Marvewel Codinera was later picked up by police.

PO3 Arthur Ariate, investigator of the Consolacion police, said they will need to coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development on the mother’s condition.

Neighbors said they still heard the baby crying the night before.

The mother’s sister would usually visit her to bring her food.

Police said the mother was already pregnant when she was released from the psychiatric ward of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City a year ago.

Police said the mother was initially turned over to the barangay health center in Tayud where she was taught how to take care of herself and her baby. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA