Police guard for boy born with two heads

A BABY boy born with two heads has been put under police protection in Bangladesh, because of the curiosity his birth has caused among locals.

The boy, named Kiron, was born by caesarean on Monday weighing 5.5kg in Keshobpur, 135km from Dhaka, gynaecologist Mohamad Abdul Bari said.

“He has one stomach and he is eating normally with his two mouths. He has one genital organ and a full set of limbs. He was born from one embryo but there was a developmental anomaly.”

The clinic had been unable to determine whether the baby had one or two sets of vital organs, Dr Bari said.

The baby’s life was not in immediate danger, but he and his mother, 22, had been moved to a larger hospital in nearby Jessore city because large crowds had gathered at the clinic, he said.

Police were called in to control the masses as the baby was moved from one hospital to another.

Officials feared that unless the baby was moved from the clinic in Bangladesh, where he was born, to a more secure hospital, the crowd would force their way in to gaze at the amazing sight.

If that happened, it was feared, the farm worker mother and her baby would be crushed.

“Around 150,000 people gathered yesterday from different areas. It became tough for us to care for the baby.

“We called police to tackle the situation and they are guarding the hospital in Jessore as well,” he said.

The newspaper Samakal said many well-wishers had left money for the baby’s family.

In the past babies born with physical abnormalities have been viewed in countries such as Bangladesh and India as living gods.