Newborn baby found alive in a bin
A newborn baby has been found alive in a bin in Hatton Estate, Pinetown, in KwaZulu-Natal.
It is believed the baby was found near Maurice Nichols Road, near the Catholic church, Highway Mail reported.
An anonymous source confirmed the mother of the baby has been arrested.
In a separate incident, an abandoned newborn baby boy was found wrapped in a black plastic bag, surrounded by beer bottles and rubbish in a Standerton park in December.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Fanie Nhlabathi confirmed that the child was found two days after he was born in the Standerton Hospital.
“[The child’s mother] apparently told the nursing staff that she did not want the baby, but was discharged with her newborn on December 3,” said Nhlabathi.
A municipal worker later found the baby in good health but dehydrated in River Park.
The baby was taken to the Trauma Care Centre and later handed over to a police social worker to be put in a place of safety.
– Caxton News Service
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