A woman has been arrested on murder charges after allegedly being caught in the act of burning a newborn baby at a dumping site in Tshepiso, Vanderbijlpark, on Monday night.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Thembeka Maxambela told Sedibeng Ster the incident was flagged by an eyewitness.
“A witness summoned the police to the scene after he saw the woman pushing a wheelbarrow to the dumping site and subsequently dumping and burning a baby.
“The man then informed the caretaker of the dumping site, who removed the body of the baby from the fire.”
Community assists with arrest
The woman’s appearance was given by the witness, and the community was immediately alerted to the incident.
Maxambela said the witness and the community made their way to the woman’s home and brought her back to the dumping site. She was then handed over to the police.
He said the woman’s clothes had blood on them, believed to be that of the baby’s, when she was arrested.
Police did not confirm to the publication whether the baby was alive when it was burned.
“A post-mortem will determine the cause of death.”
Maxambela confirmed that a murder case docket has been opened.
The woman is expected to appear before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court soon.
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