Abandoned baby found in dog's jaws

BLIKKIESDORP MENSE MAKE GRIM DISCOVERY AFTER MOM DUMPS BOY

- BY MARSHA DEAN

MENSE in Blikkiesdorp, Delft, were met with an ugly scene on Monday afternoon as a dog was found with an abandoned newborn baby in its jaws.

The heartbreaking discovery was made around 3.30pm in Block R1 when a woman saw a dog carrying a newborn baby boy, who still had his umbilical cord attached to him, in its mouth.

First on the scene was Shamiela Abrahams, Chairperson of the Community in Blue (CIB), who said: “A woman witnessed the dog carrying the baby in its mouth and when she called the dog, the dog immediately put the baby down.

“Someone had come to call me and when I arrived at the scene I tried keeping the people away because everyone wanted to see the child...”