A newborn female baby was dumped on a grass verge next to a busy road in Gandhinagar – KZN this afternoon (Friday).
Teenage boys who were playing soccer on High Crescent located the infant wrapped in a black fleece blanket. They flagged down a passing motorist who contacted the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) for assistance.
Reaction Officers and RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched and arrived on scene at approximately 16:08. Paramedics examined the baby and discovered that the umbilical cord was clamped with a wood clothing peg. The infant was transported to the Tongaat Clinic for further medical intervention.
A case of Child Abandonment is being investigated.
