Newborn baby found at dumping site

Newborn baby found at dumping site

An unidentified newborn baby has been found dead by workers at a local dumping site near the Mooiplaas informal settlement, outside Centurion, on Monday afternoon. 

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According to ER24's Ross Campbell, paramedics arrived on the scene to find the body of a baby in the ground at the landfill having suffered fatal injuries.


"Unfortunately, the newborn showed no signs of life and was declared dead on arrival," said Campbell. 


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The details surrounding this incident are unknown, but the South African Police Service's LCRC forensics team were on the scene for further investigations.


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