Phalaborwa: Newborn baby boy found dead at dumping site
“I saw blood and my subconscious told me not to open it but I went ahead and opened the bag and I was shocked to see a head of a newborn baby."
A newborn baby boy has been found dead and abandoned at a dumping site in Phalaborwa.
The baby had been spotted by one of the garbage collectors at the site today, April 17 at around 12:00.
The Herald were contacted by one of the collectors.
One of the garbage sorters told the Herald that: “The garbage truck is from the Namakgale area and it was dumped today at around 11:30.”
“The garbage truck arrived earlier today, and we were told to sort out plastics starting from today and that is when I saw the black refuse bag and opened it,” said Mama Mkhari, who discovered the body.
“I saw blood and my subconscious told me not to open it but I went ahead and opened the bag and I was shocked to see a head of a newborn baby,” she continued.
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She said that she ran away and could not go back to the scene.
Another dumpsite worker told the Herald that this is not the first time such a tragedy has occurred.
A pathologist from Maphuta Malatji Hospital later confirmed this statement.
“We are so disappointed, and people around the community need to do family planning,” said Onnie Rammalo, Communications Officer of Maphuta Malatji Hospital.
“We are still waiting for the doctor to give us the age and cause of death,” he continued.
The police have opened a case of child concealment.
