Monkeys snatches and KILLS one-month-old baby from mother while she was breastfeeding him

Drama as troop of monkeys snatch baby boy from mother while she was breastfeeding him

On Saturday, June 18, 2022, in the village of Mwamgongo located in Kigoma, a group of monkeys broke into a house, grabbed a baby boy who was only one month old from his mother, and then attempted to flee with the child. The incident caused a great deal of drama.

The strange occurrence took place at about three in the afternoon in the village that is located along the edge of Gombe National Park.

It all started when the boy’s mother, who has been identified as Shayima Said, was sitting outside of her house while breastfeeding her newborn when unexpectedly, a swarm of monkeys invaded her area and grabbed the kid from her arms.

“That’s right. “The child was outside with his mother when a group of monkeys broke into their house and took him,” Mr. James Manyama, the head of the Kigoma Regional Police, told FOX3 News on Monday, June 20, 2022.

The occurrence compelled the mother to make a help request. “She cried for help, and villagers came to her house to assist her in retrieving her child back from the troop of monkeys,” he said. The child’s name is Luhaiba Said.

The villagers were forced to resort to physical action in order to retrieve the child after it was taken by one of the monkeys. “When the villagers came it was too late since the infant was already in the hands of monkeys, and when they tried to take him back by force he got damaged on the head and the neck,” Mr. Manyama said. “When they tried to take him back by force he got injured on the head and the neck.”

The injured baby was brought back to the hamlet by the people, but sadly, he passed away while being treated at the nearest hospital.

“However, it should be pointed out that Mwamgongo village has a border with Gombe National Park, thus incidences of animals invading villages are not unheard of,” he said. “It should also be highlighted that Mwamgongo village shares a border with Gombe National Park.”