Inquest docket probe after baby's body found in Durban CBD

Inquest docket probe after baby's body found in Durban CBD

KwaZulu-Natal police have opened an inquest docket after the body of a newborn baby was found in a dustbin in central Durban.  

Baby's body found in Durban CBD
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Metro police search and rescue were called to the scene - after members of the public found the infant in a bin at City Hall yesterday.  

It's understood there were efforts to try to resuscitate the baby - but it was too late. 

The police's Nqobile Gwala says a case was opened at Durban Central station.

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Gwala says the circumstances surrounding the incident are still being investigated. 

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