He has unofficially adopted the little princess and plans to be part of her life for decades to come.

And who would refuse him? When she hears his voice, it’s all smiles and the Observer has the footage to prove a site which has been accessed thousands of times this week.

Him and his partner, captain Gys Goosen, held the police’s name high since Friday.

W/o Kasu was overwhelmed with countless messages from friends and colleagues, over and above the compliments bestowed on him and captain Goosen, on social media platforms like the Middelburg Observer Facebook-pages and Twitter handle @mobserv.

•Read more on the road ahead for baby X, alongside this week’s editorial comment in the latest Middelburg Observer edition.