THE heart-warming story about a local nurse’s heroic actions has gone viral on social media, after she rescued an abandoned baby found hidden under a taxi seat.

Zokuthula Ngcobo, who is believed to be employed at Westville Life Hospital, found a newborn baby hidden under the seat of a minibus taxi at the Pavilion Shopping Centre on Sunday.

According to reports, the baby was found with a note from his mother who apologised for abandoning him and asked for forgiveness.

The note, which was written in isiZulu, read: “I apologise for what I did, please forgive me. There is nothing I can do. The father is denying the baby. I don’t have an ID to apply for a grant because I left it at home in the rural area. Please take good care of the baby or send it to the police.”

There have been reports stating the nurse is considering adopting the baby.

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