Condolences poured in on Facebook, with community members distraught on hearing what happened to the baby girl.
Anger and sadness were evident in the emotional comments.
The baby’s tiny body was found yesterday morning (May 24) at the Acaciavale dump site.
Police were notified and responded to the scene.
When police arrived, they found the body of a baby girl, believed to be less than a month old.
The baby had been strangled to death with a cable tie, which was still tied around the baby girl’s neck.
MLM (Medico-Legal-Mortuary) also responded to the scene at the dump site.
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This is the second reported case of a baby found dead and dumped at the dump site this year.
We will update this story when we have more information.
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