On arrival, police found the body was already frozen and paramedics certified the baby dead.
A 27-year-old mother is in police custody after the discovery of a newborn baby in a deep freezer in Odendaalsrus, in the Free State.
Police are investigating a case of concealment of birth. Police say the mother was not at the rented house when the body was discovered and after a search, she handed herself over the next day. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng says the mother is expected to appear before the court on Monday. “The discovery came after the owner of the property wanted to find something from the freezer and that’s when the discovery was made. The suspect will be appearing on Monday at the Odendaalsrus Magistrate’s Court.”Stellenbosch University to decide future of Wilgenhof men’s residence Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.
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