South Africa: Woman Appears in Court for Allegedly Dumping Her Newborn Baby in a Pit Toilet

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Nelspruit - Today, 23 January 2015, a 20-year-old woman, Simangele Mhlongo has appeared before the Kanyamazane Magistrates' Court on allegations of child neglect.

Mhlongo is alleged to have dumped her new born baby boy in a pit toilet at Matsulu near Nelspruit on Wednesday, 24 December 2014. According to reports, Mhlongo went to Kaapmuiden Clinic where her baby was delivered. It is alleged that she submitted false names to the nursing staff claiming that she is Precious Sibande from Schoemansdal near Tonga.

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