ABSTRACT

I was sick during my pregnancy with a fever almost every other day. I didn’t receive any treatment. I didn’t have a job. I was eight months pregnant when I started bleeding and had a miscarriage. I was in my room and called out to my mother and neighbors for help. Some villagers accused me of killing my child! My parents tried to defend me and said that I had been ill for a while. The villagers kept arguing among themselves about what really happened. Finally, three days later, a few men reported the incident to the police. I suspect my husband of having instigated them to report me. He had already married another woman.