A Durban woman accused of dumping her newborn baby down a stormwater drain was granted R5‚000 bail.
Durban emergency personnel worked furiously to rescue a newborn baby from a storm water drain in Newlands East on February 11 2019. She was rescued and stabilised on the scene before being airlifted to hospital.A Durban woman accused of dumping her newborn baby down a stormwater drain was granted R5‚000 bail in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Baby Sibanisethu‚ named by the community‚ was plucked from the drain in Newlands East in a dramatic four-hour rescue two weeks ago. Her mother‚ who is facing a charge of attempted murder‚ was arrested in hospital last week. On Wednesday‚ the public gallery of Court B was packed with the women's family and friends.
Media banned from photographing the Durban mother accused of dumping her newborn down a stormwater drain as well as her family.
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