Mother awaits fate in baby dumping case

Police believe the woman dumped her newborn daughter into a pit latrine from where the infant was later rescued.

Matsiloje Police Station Commander, Superintendent Obert Manji, said both the police and the NRH are investigating with a view to pursuing charges, but alternatively assessing whether the child will be at risk if returned. In the meantime, police have placed the mother under 24-hour guard “so that she does not harm her daughter”.