{"id":55506,"date":"2016-08-30T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/echonews.sites.caxton.co.za\/55506\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/"},"modified":"2016-08-31T10:38:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T08:38:30","slug":"warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/30\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/","title":{"rendered":"WARNING GRAPHIC &#8211; Five babies dumped in less than two months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The baby girl, still wrapped in the placenta, was found next to a dumpster in the CBD, by a number of school children.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery comes on the back of the August 6 discovery of a foetus dumped next to a stream in Nasaret.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why is that people who can&#8217;t afford kids will always have the most kids <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Checkpoint_eNCA\">@Checkpoint_eNCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CheckPoint?src=hash\">#CheckPoint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nandi Shandu (@Ndalo_wami) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ndalo_wami\/status\/770725157098909697\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vigilant community members however raised the alarm, after a pregnant woman suspiciously lost her baby during the time of the grim discovery. Breanda Mrenga was later arrested for pregnancy concealment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Checkpoint_eNCA\">@Checkpoint_eNCA<\/a> Condom is a best contraceptive, considering Unwanted Pregnancy, HIV and STIs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Checkpoint?src=hash\">#Checkpoint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clifford (@clif588) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clif588\/status\/770725487542931456\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Three foetuses, two discarded at the dumpsite, and the third next to a busy footpath in Mhluzi, was also discovered on 14, 15 and 19 July.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-55506 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/30\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/attachment\/gr-fetus1_26248\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/gr-fetus1_26248-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/gr-fetus1_26248-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/gr-fetus1_26248-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/gr-fetus1_26248.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55511'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the fetuses found in a dumpster in 2012.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/30\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/attachment\/p1370769_68513\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/P1370769_68513-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/P1370769_68513-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/P1370769_68513-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/P1370769_68513.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55510'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fetus found drifting in a bucket on Athlone Dam in 2012.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/30\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/attachment\/img-20160720-wa0002_16512\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/IMG-20160720-WA0002_16512-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/IMG-20160720-WA0002_16512-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/IMG-20160720-WA0002_16512-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/IMG-20160720-WA0002_16512.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55509'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fetus found dumped in Mhluzi next to a footpath on July 19, 2016.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/30\/warning-graphic-five-babies-dumped-in-less-than-two-months\/attachment\/baba4_58777\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/baba4_58777-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/baba4_58777-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/baba4_58777-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/08\/baba4_58777.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55507'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby X was discovered alive in 2014.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Two of the babies was at full term, while the third, estimated at 8-months gestation, was found without the right leg. \u2022 In 2012, two fortuses was also discovered, one in a dumpster opposite Rex Cafe, and the other drifting in a bucket in the Athlone Dam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Checkpoint_eNCA\">@Checkpoint_eNCA<\/a> how do you throw a baby away, and still looking at yourself in the mirror the next morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Checkpoint?src=hash\">#Checkpoint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kuda (@justkuda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justkuda\/status\/770725233540100096\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/Update: Baby X in place of safety\" target=\"_blank\">Baby X <\/a>was miraculously found alive after hours next to the railway track where she was dumped, wrapped in newspaper. Paramedics believed that she was kept warm by the newspaper leading to her survival. She has since been adopted by a Gauteng family.<\/p>\n<p>Read other stories here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/54319\/police-finally-make-arrest-after-latest-discovery-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: Police finally make arrest after latest discovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/31971\/new-born-found-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">New born baby found dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/18403\/babatjie-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">(Warning Graphic Content): Baby dumped by mother survived unscathed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/13548\/baby-found-in-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baby found in bag<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/18451\/voor-die-wind-met-koningskind\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Voor die wind met Koningskind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/18738\/baby-x-in-place-of-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: Baby X in place of safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/18507\/video-hero-in-blue\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: The baby\u2019s hero in blue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Send a message to our SMS line 33658 or add us onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> to receive your free daily news updates.<\/p>\n<p>Also check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">Video\u2019s<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a> daily!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fifth baby, born at full term, was discovered in Middelburg, bringing the tally of dumped babies to a staggering five in less than two months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":55514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Gerhard Rheeder","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2885,7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-crime-news","category-local-news","category-news-headlines"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Crime News"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}