Byline: Nonjabuliso Nhlambo
23 Novemeber 2023
The police in Belfast are in search of a mother who dumped her baby in a maize meal bag on Thurday, 16 November 2023.
The baby girl was saved by her voice when she cried inside the maize meal bag, which was dumped on the railway line.
On the said date, security personnel were patrolling the railway line in Dalmanuta, Belfast, when they heard a baby crying.
The security personnel’s attention was drawn to the infant’s voice.
Upon investigation, the baby girl was found inside the maize meal bag.
Police and paramedics were summoned to the scene where the child was found and referred to the medical facility for further attention.
Police call anyone who might assist in locating the baby girl’s mother to please contact Detective Constable Tinyiko Khoza on 082 469 1918 or Crime Stop number 08600 10111; alternatively, information can be sent via MYSAPSAPP.
All received information will be treated confidentially.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, condemned the act of child neglect, especially when the country is about to honor the 16 days of activism against women and child abuse and femicide.
