6 foetuses found in Durban CBD

6 foetuses found in Durban CBD

A child rights group, in Durban says government-led interventions are more necessary than ever. 

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It's been reacting to the grim discovery of six foetuses in central Durban over the weekend. 


They were wrapped in black bags - found in a bin near Albert Park. Police are investigating concealment of birth charges. 


Founder of the Bobbie Bear organisation, Jackie Branfield says they've seen a rise in the number of babies dumped or abandoned since the start of the lockdown.


"Just like in 1999, when the woman has the baby - she was scared, she had HIV/Aids, there was no assistance for her - she would think 'Well if this is life for me, I am not going to bring a child into it." 

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