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Grandmother cares for abandoned newborn

───   17:08 Mon, 17 Feb 2020

Grandmother cares for abandoned newborn | News Article
PHOTO: Paila Chauke

The grandmother of a newborn baby who was dumped yesterday in Boitumelo near Vereeniging has taken the infant under her care after the mother was arrested by Eveton police.


The baby was rescued after community members heard a baby crying at a dumping site and upon investigating, they discovered the newborn.

A community search began, which led to the discovery of the mother who resides a few metres from the dumping site.

Police were called and the mother, in her mid-twenties, was arrested. The emergency medical personnel examined the infant on the scene before taking the infant to the Sebokeng hospital for further treatment.

The grandmother describes the infant as a blessing, and vow to love and protect him.


OFM News/Paila Chauke

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