A woman who intentionally kills her new born child by an act or omission committed when the child is under the age of ninety days, and when her mind is disturbed by reason of the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of circumstances consequent upon that birth,
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 279
Infanticide · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
is guilty of infanticide, a Class 1 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, or a fine of 20,001 – 50,000 Nakfas, to be set in intervals of 2,500 Nakfas.
Where the Court believes the existence of extraordinary circumstances during the commission of the offence so warrant, it may unrestrictedly reduce the penalty or may impose no penalty (Article 66).