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Newborn baby found in rubbish bin

_Gr0cCc0Tts_By _Gr0cCc0Tts_July 20, 2009No Comments2 Mins Read
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The partially clothed corpse of a newborn baby was discovered in a rubbish bin near the entrance of the Public Library in Hill Street on Wednesday morning.

The partially clothed corpse of a newborn baby was discovered in a rubbish bin near the entrance of the Public Library in Hill Street on Wednesday morning.

The dead baby was discovered by a library official, who doesn’t wish to be named, when he saw a plastic bag containing two grey blankets in the green  bin and decided to investigate what was wrapped in it. The library official says he found the body wrapped in two blankets and that it was naked apart from that it was wearing a nappy."The baby was still a fresh new born but it was already dead when I found it," he said.

After the discovery he then called the police who cordoned off the scene for investigation. According to media police spokesperson, Ndivelafhi Mamuthubi, the male infant, believed to be less than five days old was apparently dumped on Tuesday. While conducting their investigations, police cordoned off a larger area as more inquisitive onlookers kept asking questions. "Is he alive, who found it and where’s the mother?" they asked in amazement. Some were even more curious to see the body. "We want to see the baby because we might even know who it belongs to," one onlooker exclaimed.

A few minutes into the investigation, the Department of Health’s forensic pathology services arrived at the scene and loaded the body into the van. Mamuthubi says the mother of the baby is not known. He also said "there are no certainties to what led to the baby’s death and that it’s up to the forensic experts to investigate." Mamuthubi urges anyone who has any form of information about the baby’s mother to contact the police immediately.

 

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