{"id":87266,"date":"2018-11-19T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=87266"},"modified":"2018-11-20T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T08:32:05","slug":"foetus-discovered-behind-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/19\/foetus-discovered-behind-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Foetus discovered behind a home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Gugu Ncube, her husband, who is a sangoma, &#8220;was led by his ancestors to the foetus&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe foetus was discovered at the back of a house, in a plastic bag.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that she thought the plastic bag contained raw meat, but after careful observation, they noticed a head and legs.<br \/>\nThe gender of the foetus is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The foetus was removed from the scene by the state pathologists.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Earlier this year Francis Davis launched Middelburg\u2019s first baby safe.<\/p>\n<p>The Precious Life Baby Project, situated at the St John\u2019s Presbyterian Church, aims to give women alternatives to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86645\/hawks-members-sent-jail-fraud\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">Hawks members sent to jail for fraud<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86626\/watch-place-refuge-vibrant-village-now-ghost-town\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: The Place of Refuge \u2013 Once a vibrant village, now a ghost town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/86570\/watch-robbery-caught-video-police-looking-suspects\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: Robbery caught on video, police looking for suspects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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