Residents have been left totally stunned after a little baby was found burnt to death on the street.
The scene where a newborn baby’s body was discovered. Photo by Karabo Rammutla
Some young cannabis smokers on a South African street have made a startling discovery.
According to Daily Sun SA, the young men made the shocking discovery on Wednesday.
They found the body of a badly burned newborn baby buried in a pile of ashes. Sam Mathey (20) said his friends found the baby while looking for scrap metal.
“We were waiting for cars that go to Heatherly to dump rubbish when we heard some of our friends screaming. When we went to investigate we found the baby,” he said.
The body was found on Heatherly and Solomon Mahlangu roads in Nellmapius, Tshwane.
Sam said the baby was dumped on Tuesday.
“On Tuesday a couple came in a Hyundai and offloaded their rubbish next to the road. They burnt what looked like a heap of letters,” he said.
“We thought they were torching confidential letters. No one thought they could be burning a human being until we made this discovery.”
Mashabela Malungane, who has a stall near the road, said no one suspected the couple.
“I saw the car and the couple, but I thought they were burning letters. They even bought apples from my stall after performing their evil act,” he said
Captain Michael Mbewe, of Mamelodi East police, said the cops have opened an inquest docket.