{"id":296481,"date":"2026-04-21T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=296481"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:23:20","slug":"newborn-baby-found-dead-khayelitsha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/newborn-baby-found-dead-khayelitsha\/","title":{"rendered":"Newborn baby found dead in Khayelitsha shipping container"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents of Thembukhwezi, <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitsha-community-farming\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"296441\">Khayelitsha<\/a>, were left disturbed by the discovery of a newborn\u2019s body dumped in a shipping container along <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jafta_Masemola\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jafta_Masemola\">Japhta K Masemola<\/a> Road on Monday 20 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-reacts-to-newborn-found-dead\">Community reacts to newborn found dead <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One resident who was at the scene and preferred to remain anonymous, described the incident as shocking. She said the newborn appeared to be fully developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI suspect that the mother gave birth to the child and killed the baby. I\u2019m not sure about the gender, but the baby was fully formed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resident said there is no reason for a mother to kill or abandon their baby as they had other options, such as taking them to a social worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/body-of-a-newborn-found-in-a-plastic-bag-in-gugulethu-20241010\/\">Body of a newborn found in a plastic bag in Gugulethu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-councillor-responds-to-tragedy\">Councillor responds to tragedy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 18 councillor Ntomboxolo Kopman, who also described the incident as terrible, said it was suspected that the baby was dumped there during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was discovered by cleaners on Monday morning. It looked as if the body had been there for some time. The face appeared to have been bitten by rats. I informed community members living nearby to report anything suspicious to the police. This is the first time such an incident has occurred in my ward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She believed the baby was dumped and the person fled the scene. Kopman noted that the shipping container is located along a busy road. \u201cAnyone could have come, dumped the baby, and left. It will be difficult to trace the culprit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-investigate-discovery\">Police investigate discovery <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Khayelitsha police spokesperson Sgt Asanda Daweti confirmed the incident: \u201cthe body of a newborn was discovered in a shipping container by cleaners near Japhta K Masemola Road, Thembukhwezi on Monday 20 April. A murder case has been registered, and officers are investigating the matter. 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