JOHANNESBURG - A newborn baby who was rescued by three Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officials has been temporarily placed in the care of a welfare facility.
The baby who was abandoned was rescued on Monday night in the inner city of Johannesburg.
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said the officials attached to the Rea Vaya Unit were conducting routine route patrols and station visits in Doornfontein when they responded to reports of a baby crying in a nearby open field.
“Upon searching the open veld, the officers made a heartbreaking discovery. They found a baby girl, dressed in baby clothing, who had been placed inside a plastic bag and abandoned," he said.
The baby, according to Fihla, was rushed to Hillbrow Clinic, where she was examined and confirmed to be in a healthy state.
Fihla said a case docket for Child Abandonment has been opened and is appealing to anyone with information regarding the mother or the circumstances surrounding this incident to contact the police.