Cape Town - The body of a newborn baby boy was found on Monday afternoon in a field in Tlhabane in Rustenburg, paramedics said.
Russel Meiring, spokesman for private ambulance service, ER24, said paramedics were called to the scene in the North West province after a member of the public had spotted the body.
“On arrival at 12:40am, ER24 medics found the body of the baby boy lying among a large pile of refuse. Unfortunately, the new-born had been dead for some time. Nothing could be done by paramedics and he was declared dead,” said Meiring.
The details surrounding the incident were being investigated, Meiring added.