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Woman arrested after foetus was found outside Polokwane

Westenburg Police Spokesperson, Const Maphure Manamela says the woman was arrested in connection with the crime.

POLOKWANE- A foetus was found near Extension 40 on Wednesday by residents in the community.

The foetus was found in a bucket full of blood with its umbilical cord still attached.

Manamela confirmed that a woman had been arrested and said she had been charged with concealment of birth.

Manamela said the woman would appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court soon.

Find out more about concealment of birth as a crime in Thursday’s edition of Review Weekend.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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