Father in court after baby’s death
A man accused of killing his two-day old baby girl appears in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
A man accused of killing his two-day-old baby appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Alexandra Sorda, a foreign national, would be back in court on 24 February to apply for bail, said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Velekhaya Mgobhozi.
“We are still waiting for investigations to unfold and for the post mortem results.”
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Wanda Olivier said the man was facing a murder charge. It was not yet clear whether the mother had laid assault charges against her husband.
Best Care Ambulance spokesperson Xander Loubser earlier said the child was seriously injured at a Pretoria West filling station in Church Street around 03:00 on Sunday.
“We arrived at the scene and found the baby lying in her own vomit, covered with a towel. We assessed the child and tried resuscitation as the baby had no pulse.”
Loubser said the mother of the child had a wound to her head and was traumatised. According to the mother, the father had been intoxicated when a fight ensued after he asked her if she was sure the child was his.
“The mother claimed the father grabbed the baby by the feet and swung the infant at her and then at the floor.”
Loubser said after assessing the baby’s eyes, it was clear there was physical brain trauma. “We took the child to Kalafong hospital where doctors and paediatricians took over.”
The little girl later died in hospital.
According to reports, the baby girl was named Precious.
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