WARNING GRAPHIC – Five babies dumped in less than two months
A fifth baby, born at full term, was discovered in Middelburg, bringing the tally of dumped babies to a staggering five in less than two months.
The baby girl, still wrapped in the placenta, was found next to a dumpster in the CBD, by a number of school children.
The discovery comes on the back of the August 6 discovery of a foetus dumped next to a stream in Nasaret.
Why is that people who can’t afford kids will always have the most kids @Checkpoint_eNCA #CheckPoint
— Nandi Shandu (@Ndalo_wami) August 30, 2016
Vigilant community members however raised the alarm, after a pregnant woman suspiciously lost her baby during the time of the grim discovery. Breanda Mrenga was later arrested for pregnancy concealment.
@Checkpoint_eNCA Condom is a best contraceptive, considering Unwanted Pregnancy, HIV and STIs #Checkpoint
— Clifford (@clif588) August 30, 2016
Three foetuses, two discarded at the dumpsite, and the third next to a busy footpath in Mhluzi, was also discovered on 14, 15 and 19 July.
Two of the babies was at full term, while the third, estimated at 8-months gestation, was found without the right leg. • In 2012, two fortuses was also discovered, one in a dumpster opposite Rex Cafe, and the other drifting in a bucket in the Athlone Dam.
@Checkpoint_eNCA how do you throw a baby away, and still looking at yourself in the mirror the next morning #Checkpoint
— Kuda (@justkuda) August 30, 2016
• In 2014 Baby X was miraculously found alive after hours next to the railway track where she was dumped, wrapped in newspaper. Paramedics believed that she was kept warm by the newspaper leading to her survival. She has since been adopted by a Gauteng family.
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Update: Police finally make arrest after latest discovery
(Warning Graphic Content): Baby dumped by mother survived unscathed
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Update: Baby X in place of safety
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