Baby dumping worries Dukwi Kgosi

He told Mmegi that he is worried that since March, two babies have been found dumped in the village.The second case happened last Thursday when a two-month-old baby girl wrapped in blankets was found dumped in the bush on the outskirts of Boiteko ward. Tlwaelang said that recently the village was left in shock after a week-old toddler’s body was found half eaten by dogs in the same ward. “This is the second incident in a short space of time and it worries us as the village leadership because baby dumping is illegal and morally wrong,” he said.

People who discovered the baby said they heard something crying throughout the night but thought it was a cat. “They said that in the morning while the crying sound continued, they become suspicious and followed the voice until they found a toddler alive and wrapped in blankets in the bush,” he said. The matter was reported to the police who took the child to the village clinic.