POTCHEFSTROOM – A 29-year-old woman is expected to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 19 March 2021, in connection with the alleged murder of her newborn baby. According to information at our disposal, the suspect allegedly gave birth to the newborn baby at her residential place situated in Sunway in Rietfontein, Hartbeesportdam, on Friday, 12 March 2021. It is alleged that the suspect placed the newborn baby in boiling water, then wrapped the baby in plastic and buried the newborn in a shallow grave at a nearby field. The mother later confided in her friend about the incident, who alerted the police.
During initial investigations police found the body of the baby, buried in a shallow grave.
The suspect was arrested and charged with murder.
The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, applauded the suspect’s friend for speaking out and working with the police in ensuring that the suspect was arrested for this horrendous crime. Furthermore he said community members must keep on cooperating with the police in order to ensure the protection of the most vulnerable in society.
Source: South African Police Service