Durban - Police are still searching for the person who abandoned a newborn baby in a box in Greenbury in Phoenix on Sunday morning.
According to KZN police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele police responded to the scene at around 7:30am.
Mbele said when police arrived on scene they found a newborn baby girl wrapped in a blanket.
"The baby girl was in good health with no visible injuries and was removed to hospital for further examination."
She said a case of child abandonment is being investigated by Phoenix police.
Over the past couple months there has been numerous reports of babies being abandoned in KZN.
A Verulam mother who pleaded guilty to dumping her newborn son on the side of the road to be picked up by waste services was given a 6 year suspended sentence and correctional supervision.
A Newlands East mother who allegedly dumped her baby in a stormwater drain in February is out on R5000 bail.
She faces a charge of attempted murder after the child was rescued in a 4-hour operation.
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