Crime and Courts

Investigation launched into infant’s d3ath, mother’s whereabouts raise concerns

After her newborn baby's body was discovered inside a freezer in South Africa on Wednesday, a 27-year-old lady turned herself in to the police. After giving delivery, the mom allegedly put her newborn, Odendaalsrus, in the freezer and proceeded to a nearby tavern to have some fun. According to Captain Stephen Thakeng, a spokesman for the Free State police, Odendaalsrus police got a complaint from a Kutloanong resident who found the baby in the freezer of a shack on his property. Members found a newborn baby's body inside a chest freezer, wrapped in a tracksuit top and contained within a plastic carry bag, when they arrived at the scene. The infant's body was already frozen, according to Thakeng. According to Thakeng, the mother was not at her rented shack when the infant was...

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