The bodies of four babies were discovered in a refrigerator in New Brighton, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"Police received a tip-off on Saturday and had to break into the house because the owner was not there. Four newborn babies were discovered in a freezer. An inquest docket has been opened," said spokesman Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela.
The owner's backyard tenants told police that she was in Johannesburg attending a funeral, he said.
No arrests have been made.
READ THE FULL STORY IN TODAY'S SOWETAN NEWSPAPER
Bodies of four babies found in a freezer
The bodies of four babies were discovered in a refrigerator in New Brighton, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"Police received a tip-off on Saturday and had to break into the house because the owner was not there. Four newborn babies were discovered in a freezer. An inquest docket has been opened," said spokesman Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela.
The owner's backyard tenants told police that she was in Johannesburg attending a funeral, he said.
No arrests have been made.
READ THE FULL STORY IN TODAY'S SOWETAN NEWSPAPER
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