A woman has been arrested for child neglect in Katlehong, after she allegedly gave her six-month baby to another woman, Gauteng police said on Sunday.
The 34-year-old woman was arrested at the Kwefine hostel on Saturday after community members reported the incident to the police, Captain Mega Ndobe said.
The baby was taken to KwaZulu-Natal by the woman his mother gave him too.
"Police are trying to get the baby back from KwaZulu-Natal so that he can be taken to a place of safety," said Ndobe.
The woman would appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Monday and would be charged with child neglect.
Woman arrested for child neglect after giving her baby away
A woman has been arrested for child neglect in Katlehong, after she allegedly gave her six-month baby to another woman, Gauteng police said on Sunday.
The 34-year-old woman was arrested at the Kwefine hostel on Saturday after community members reported the incident to the police, Captain Mega Ndobe said.
The baby was taken to KwaZulu-Natal by the woman his mother gave him too.
"Police are trying to get the baby back from KwaZulu-Natal so that he can be taken to a place of safety," said Ndobe.
The woman would appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Monday and would be charged with child neglect.
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