A newborn's body has been ripped to shreds by hungry dogs.
Yesterday, Gugulethu residents woke up to the gruesome sight of dogs fighting over the tiny body parts, which were strewn all over their neighbourhood.
The mangled baby girl was discovered just a few metres from the KTC Day Hospital in Tambo Square Informal Settlement yesterday morning.
Residents were too late to find the intestines and it is believed the dogs ate them before they were chased off.
The baby's arm and head, initially thought to be missing, were later found between shacks some distance away.
Noloyiso Qwela, 38, was first on the scene and says she was taking her son to school when she saw dogs eating something resembling meat.
"When I came closer, I found the dogs were actually eating a human body," she says.
"I could see the legs of the baby and the chest area.
"The dogs ran away and I called my sister, a community worker, to call the cops."
Noloyiso says she noticed a hole in the stomach area.
"I think the dogs had already eaten all the intestines. It really was a gruesome scene,"she says.
Noloyiso's sister Ntombiyodwa Qwela says she thinks the dogs found the baby elsewhere and brought her to their area.
Police are investigating a case of concealment of birth. - Daily Voice