Paramedics found the baby in the river on Thursday afternoon.
JOHANNESBURG - Midrand police are investigating the death of yet another child in Gauteng. This time the body of a one-day-old baby boy has been found in the Jukskei River.
Netcare 911's Shawn Herbst said: “Reports from the scene had alleged that a one-day-old male had be been washed down the river and got caught in a net of rubbish floating in a river. The patient was assessed on scene by a Netcare practitioner and found to not have a pulse and was declared dead on the scene.”The little girl had been stabbed to death and dumped there.Download the EWN app to your iOS or Android device.
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