Argentinian Police promotes officer seen breastfeeding abandoned baby
About five years ago, a police officer from Argentina was patrolling a local children’s hospital and found a wailing child nearby. Officer Celeste Jaqueline Ayala, a recently turned mother could not control her motherly instincts when she heard a baby crying badly. In order to calm the hungry child, she breastfed the infant. Her love-filled action was captured by one of her colleagues and shared … on Facebook. Soon, Ayala was hailed as a hero on social media and she has received a promotion from police officer to sergeant for her “gesture of spontaneous love.”
The incident took place in a hospital in the city of Berisso on August 14.. But it came to light only recently when the photo was shared on social media and started becoming viral. The officer was on a guard duty at the hospital when the crying baby was brought in. Seeing the baby being neglected by the staff, she volunteered out of love to calm the child. She informed in a report that she had spoken to the management before she started breastfeeding the child….
The picture has got over a lakh shares and 90,000 plus likes. Her actions have got her due. Cristian Ritondo, the minister of security of the Buenos Aires province expressed pride about Ayala’s actions. He tweeted, “An officer we’re proud of. An officer we want.” Her gesture has given her a promotion.
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