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Couple kills new-born twins after failed abortion
06 Sep 2011 at 07:11hrs | Views
Johannesburg - A woman and her boyfriend were arrested for allegedly killing their new-born twin babies near Welkom, South African police said on Monday.
The police retrieved the decomposed body of a baby from a pit toilet at the home of a 28-year-old woman in Thandanani village on Sunday, Sergeant Tlalanyane Pakela said.
The other body was not found.
The woman took tablets she got from a Nigerian doctor to end her pregnancy at seven months as a local state clinic had refused to abort her pregnancy as it was at an advanced stage.
"The first baby was born alive and the woman apparently threw the infant into a pit toilet," Pakela said.
"We suspect she drowned the second baby when she gave birth while taking a bath several hours later."
The boyfriend apparently helped her throw the body into the pit toilet. A friend of the woman saw the second birth and drowning. The couple was expected to face a murder charge in the Welkom Magistrate's Court soon.
The police retrieved the decomposed body of a baby from a pit toilet at the home of a 28-year-old woman in Thandanani village on Sunday, Sergeant Tlalanyane Pakela said.
The other body was not found.
"The first baby was born alive and the woman apparently threw the infant into a pit toilet," Pakela said.
"We suspect she drowned the second baby when she gave birth while taking a bath several hours later."
The boyfriend apparently helped her throw the body into the pit toilet. A friend of the woman saw the second birth and drowning. The couple was expected to face a murder charge in the Welkom Magistrate's Court soon.
Source - Sapa
