Ndudi Anyim
A 29-year-old woman is expected to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 19, in connection with the alleged murder of her newborn baby.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly gave birth to the newborn baby at her house in Sunway in Rietfontein, Hartbeesportdam, on Friday, March 12.
The suspect was said to have placed the newborn baby in boiling water, wrapped the baby in plastic and buried the newborn in a shallow grave at a nearby field.
According to the Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, the suspect later confided in her friend about the incident, who alerted the police.
“ During initial investigations, Police found the body of the baby buried in a shallow grave. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder, ” Kwena said.
He further applauded the suspect’s friend for speaking out and working with the Police in ensuring that the suspect was arrested for this horrendous crime.
He urged community members to keep on cooperating with the Police in order to ensure the protection of the most vulnerable in society.