Two-month-old Mateo Forbes
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Against the backdrop of a suspected case of infanticide in Top Hill last Tuesday, a consultant psychiatrist and the head of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPSFA) are reminding Jamaicans to prioritise not only the care of newborns, but the mental well-being of mothers.
In a statement last Thursday, two days after 10-week-old Mateo Forbes was drowned in a five-gallon bucket of water allegedly by his mentally challenged mother, CPFSA Chief Executive Officer Laurette Adams-Thomas described the incident as deeply distressing, and a stark reminder
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