A female foetus was discovered by a scrap collector on Rambo Khoza Road in Phase 5, Trenance Park – KZN this morning (Saturday).
A resident contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) at approximately 10:44 after the scrap collector informed her of the discovery. On arrival, Reaction Officers met with the Verulam SAPS who were in attendance. It was established that the lifeless remains of the child was discovered inside a plastic packet which was dumped in a bush.
The umbilical cord was cut and there were no signs of a placenta.