A FOETUS was found in a rubbish bin by a commuter in the Warwick Avenue area on Tuesday afternoon.
Spokesperson for Emer-G-Med Paramedics, Kyle Van Reeneen said paramedics were flagged down, just after midday, after a commuter made a grizzly discovery while waiting for his taxi at the Phoenix taxi rank in the Durban CBD.
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“Paramedics were taken to a bin where they were shown the lifeless body of a foetus wrapped in a rubbish bag and discarded in the bin,” he said.
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In addition, he said the scene was cordoned off and handed over to the South African Police Services who will be conducting the necessary investigations.
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