Baby body found in sewerage pipes in Randgate
The tiny body is thought to have been flushed through the sewerage system.
The body of a baby was found in a sewerage pipe running along Malan Street, where the Rand West City Local Municipality has dug a hole and is currently fixing the pipe.
Recently, the municipality dug the hole to repair what manifested initially as a pothole, which, as it turns out, emanated from a fault in the sewerage network.
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According to Sergeant Mpho Monanyane, workers arrived at the site this morning, Wednesday October 2, to work on the pipes and they discovered the body of a baby lying in the sewage-filled hole.
Monanyane stated they believe the baby had been flushed through the sewerage pipe. They however do not have information on the gender or age of the baby as of yet.
He stated they are waiting for the government pathologist to fetch the body. He has opened an inquest docket and secured the scene.
