LWANDLE BABY DUMPED IN FILTHY CANAL

THE month of September ended on a tragic note when another abandoned baby was found - this time in a canal in an informal settlement in Lwandle.

- BY MARSHA DEAN

Tuesday's discovery is the fifth reported case of a dead baby being found in the metropole in the span of three weeks.

Pholile informal settlement residents were shocked to find a newborn baby in a filthy canal at around 10am.

Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that police are investigating an inquest docket.

Van Wyk reported: "This office can confirm that an inquest was opened Tuesday, 30 September following the discovery of the body of a newborn baby at Pholile Informal settlement, Lwandle.