Byline: Refeloe Letsoisa
26 February 2024
Police in Secunda could not fold their arms and wait for an ambulance to arrive when a woman was in full labour, but they took it to themselves to help deliver a healthy baby boy.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, commended both Constable Prudence Diwe and Constable Jabulani Shongwe for going the extra mile when they assisted the couple in the early hours of Sunday, 25 February 2024 at about 03:30.
The two members were dispatched to the scene after Secunda SAPS radio control received a complaint about the couple, who were seated on the roadside next to their motorbike on the P138 road.
The husband informed the police that his wife was in labour and they were going to the hospital. He further said the situation worsened, and they had to stop on the roadside.
Secunda radio control also contacted medical personnel to assign an ambulance to the scene.
On the members’ arrival, medical personnel were still on their way.
The woman was already in full labour.
Hence, the members resorted to extending a helping hand.
They assisted the woman in delivering a healthy baby boy.
When medical personnel arrived on the scene, the baby was already welcomed on earth, and both the mother and the baby were taken to the hospital for medical attention.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, has applauded members for going the extra mile.
