The Mhluzi Police spokesperson, Sergeant Thabitha Leshilo, said the police received a call from a resident on January 5.
\nUpon investigation, the police found the discarded foetus in a plastic bag covered by sand.<\/p>\n
A case of birth concealment is being investigated following the incident.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Steve Tshwete Local Municipality workers found a dead infant in a manhole behind Ekwazini Secondary School last November.<\/p>\n
The solid waste workers received a complaint about the manhole being blocked, when they arrived on the scene they discovered the lifeless body of a baby inside the manhole.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Last September a foetus was discovered by recyclers that were rummaging through the rubbish heaps at the Tokologo dumpsite.
\nThe foetus was also found in a plastic bag.<\/p>\n
Vulnerable mothers are urged not to perform illegal abortions or dump their babies.<\/p>\n
Mhluzi has a baby safe at the Mhluzi Medical Centre on the corner of Chocolate Street and Mandela Drive.<\/p>\n
The St John\u2019s Presbyterian Church also has a baby safe for parents that are unable to keep or look after their babies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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