Kenyan police have arrested a woman accused of throwing her eight-month-old infant into the Indian Ocean on Sunday.
Witnesses told local media that the woman allegedly tossed the infant into the ocean from a ferry as it was docking in the coastal town of Mombasa.
A video of divers rescuing the infant has gone viral on social media, prompting numerous Kenyans to express anger against the woman and relief at the baby’s safety.
“[She] was rushed for first aid at the Red Cross Centre, treated and discharged in fair condition and her mother taken to the police station for interrogation,” privately-owned K24 and Citizen TV have both reported, citing the police report of the incident.
The Kenya Red Cross earlier said that the infant was safe at its rescue centre.
