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SAPS Gelvandale detectives are urgently seeking the community's assistance in tracing the mother of a newborn baby that was found in a sanitary bin last night, May 8, in Cleary Park.
Police spokesperson, Col. Priscilla Naidu, said that an employee at a fast food franchise in Cleary Park made the disturbing discovery of a newborn baby girl in a plastic bag thrown into a sanitary bin in the toilet.
The gruesome discovery was made at approximately 20:30.
The umbilical cord was still attached to the child. The baby was in a partial state of decomposition and staff became suspicious after a constant foul smell lingered in the toilet. At this stage no other information is available and police have opened an inquest docket," Naidu said.
Anyone who can assist police in tracing the mother of the infant or may be suspicious of any female who may have given birth and there is no sign of a child, is asked to contact D/W/O Edman Mandeka at SAPS Gelvandale on 078 370 9785 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111. They can also visit their nearest police station. All information is confidential and callers may remain anonymous.
