Why so Many Newborns and Foetuses Are Abandoned in Landfills and the Veld – The Mail & Guardian

Why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and the veld – The Mail & Guardian

They were wrapped in plastic or foil or a piece of clothing, tucked inside a backpack or pulled from a burnt pile of rubbish. Those were some of the ways the remains of newborns and foetuses were found before being taken to the Diepkloof Forensic Pathology Service in Soweto.  Although discoveries like these rarely make the news, they are a regular occurrence. The bodies are found in open veld, public toilets and landfills across South Africa. To…

An appeal for review. This is the decision of the lawyer of the 29-year-old Nigerian woman who was arrested by the police, accused of having given birth and thrown the still-living baby into the toilet - last October 12 - on the outskirts of Rome, between Borgata Finocchio and Montecompatri. The request was filed...