Newborn baby found alive in pit latrine, woman arrested

Monday, April 27, 2026 | 240 Views |

Woodhall police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a 39-year-old woman of Ramotswa, residing in Lesetlhana Ward in Otse, was arrested for allegedly dumping her newborn baby boy in a pit latrine.

Confirming the incident, Woodhall Police Station commander, Superintendent Goitsemang Sekgabo, said the matter was reported by a 45-year-old woman who heard a baby crying late Saturday night.

“The complainant reported that whilst asleep at around 11:45pm, she heard an unusual sound of a baby crying from behind her house. Upon going outside to investigate, she discovered that the cries were coming from inside an unused pit latrine within her yard,” said Sekgabo.

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