Another baby attacked by rats in Alex

A three-month-old baby’s cries saved her from being bitten by rats.

The baby was saved from serious bites by the quick reaction of her mother, Monica Mboweni of 2nd street, Marlboro who responded to her daughter’s cries and found blood oozing from her tiny fingers.

This after another baby of the same age who’s parents live in 3rd Street, Marlboro, was severely bitten by rats and is awaiting surgery in hospital. The baby is said to have lost part of her nose, four fingers and has injuries to the cheek. (click here to read article)

Moboweni said she was outside washing clothes when the baby cried, but couldn’t find any rats or signs of an intruder. She rushed her daughter to Masakane clinic on 1st Avenue, Alexandra, but was was turned away for unexplained reasons. She then bought medication at a shop which dried the wounds and also rat poison. Mboweni said most times the rats emerged in the evening in large numbers in the streets, but when it was quiet they foraged openly around the shacks. “They are huge, frightening and could have killed my daughter if she hadn’t cried.” She added that many children and the bedridden have been attacked. by rats.

City council has for years been concerned about the rat infestation in Alexandra and has tried various methods to exterminate them including using owls stationed at schools, but with little success.

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