Search for mother of abandoned Durban baby

Search for abandoned Durban baby's family

Police are looking for the family of a now 2-month-old baby girl who was abandoned at a Durban hospital in June. 

Two-month-old baby found at Addington Hospital
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The infant was found by a nurse in one of the toilets at Addington Hospital. 

The police's Thembeka Mbhele says a child abandonment case has been opened.

"It is alleged that on the morning of June 28, a baby girl was found in the toilets at Addington Hospital. The police were immediately informed. The child was about a month old and she was covered with a pink blanket and in good health. The child was taken to a place of safety," Mbhele said. 

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Police are asking the public to come forward should they have information on the whereabouts of the baby's biological mother.  

You can contact Detective Sergeant Buhle Masondo on 031 325 4142 /0718759834 or Crime Stop number on 08600 10111. 

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