Sun May 26 09:58:47 SAST 2013
Sun May 26 09:58:47 SAST 2013

Man held for baby in bag

Jun 22, 2012 | Sapa | 21 comments

A man was arrested in central Pretoria for carrying the body of a newborn baby in a plastic bag, Gauteng police said.

"The homeless man said he was actually going through rubbish [on Thursday night] to see if he could get some food and saw a plastic bag which felt quite heavy," spokeswoman Wanda Olivier said.

She said the man, 45, thought it was meat and did not open the bag. He carried it to his sleeping place and told some people they should join him for dinner as he had found some food.

When he opened the bag, he realised it was actually the body of a baby boy. The people around him alerted the police and he was arrested on the corner of Bloed and Paul Kruger streets.

Olivier said a murder case had been opened, but this could possibly be changed to an inquest.

Police were searching for the baby's mother.

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Sun May 26 09:58:47 SAST 2013 ::
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Jun 22, 2012

Secretary

Eish!!
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Jun 22, 2012

Muwaweni

There is no f.u.c.k.e.d up province like gauteng
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Jun 22, 2012

willows

ke Pitori papa. ga bo mokwanti
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Jun 22, 2012

Manndudu

Batho ba modimo, what is happening with pretoria eva since the red-taping of the street names, baby killing, let them find both the mother and father to explain really
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Jun 22, 2012

iWOman

Bathong!

The "poor" homeless man found himself a plastic and thought Christmas had come early...i doubt he committed the crime - obviously the poor baby was dumped by it's good for nothing mother!
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Jun 22, 2012

golly459

i hope he nt responsible @secretary Eishhh indeed
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Jun 22, 2012

Mellow

OMW... Some women are sicko's and ...
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Jun 22, 2012

Manndudu

@Muwaweni
There is no f.u.c.k.e.d up province like gauteng
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Hee wena Muwaweni,,,, u wa ruwana ao zwiidwi naa. which province is not fu,,,,,,ked UP... every where
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Jun 22, 2012

Tsomo

That homeless man is not responsible for that ! God knows the owner for that.
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Jun 22, 2012

Muwaweni

Manndudu
@Muwaweni
There is no f.u.c.k.e.d up province like gauteng
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Hee wena Muwaweni,,,, u wa ruwana ao zwiidwi naa. which province is not fu,,,,,,ked UP... every where

U ppl always say Limpopo is de most f####d up. Okay u (gauteng ppl) are used to dis neh
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