Dead baby found in dustbin
2003-09-23 10:27
Johannesburg - A 35-year-old woman has been arrested after a dead baby was found in a dustbin at a hostel in Tembisa outside Johannesburg, say police.
Captain Sophie Mayisela said on Tuesday an Ehlanzeni hostel resident saw a woman throwing a parcel in the dustbin.
On investigating, he saw a baby wrapped in a plastic bag and told police.
The woman was arrested about 19:00 and taken into custody at Tembisa police station.
She is due to appear in Kempton Park magistrate's court on a charge of concealment of birth, said Mayisela.
- SAPA