Police in Makhado have opened a case of concealment of birth after a foetus was discovered in a garbage bin along Krogh Street in Louis Trichardt’s CBD on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Vhembe police, the foetus was found by municipal workers who were cleaning the area at around 15:20. It was later confirmed that the foetus was about eight months old.
Vhembe police spokesperson Captain Vuledzani Dathi urged community members facing difficult circumstances or crisis pregnancies to seek assistance from relevant government departments and support services that can provide help and counselling.
Police said the mother is still unknown and that investigations are continuing.
Anyone who may be able to assist police in tracing the mother is urged to contact Sergeant Kwinda Shumani on 071 355 0575 or report the information to the nearest police station.