Police are investigating a case of inquest after they were alerted of a lifeless body in a plastic bag. The baby was discovered under a tree by a community member next to Oapa Fats. The decomposing corpse was found next to a pathway used as a detour for pedestrians who walk from the Protea South informal settlement to Lenasia.
A baby was found under this tree
According to police, the body had been so badly decomposed, the gender could not be determined.
Lenasia SAPS spokesperson, Captain Hector Netshivhodza confirmed the incident, “We can confirm that the lifeless body of a baby was discovered, the gender and the race couldn’t be identified. We have opened an inquest and we are pleading with community members to come forward with any information that can shed some light in resolving this case.”
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