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Pretoria midwife guilty of baby’s death, assault and fraud in damning court ruling

Prosecutors said she gave pregnant women Cytotec or oxytocin and ignored risk factors, leading to deaths, disabilities and 14 convictions.

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Yolande Maritz Fouchee, a former midwife from Murrayfield, has been convicted by the Pretoria High Court of culpable homicide in the death of a nine-day-old baby, alongside multiple counts of assault and fraud, following a harrowing investigation into her malpractice.

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The Citizen broke the news in South Africa on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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