EASTERN CAPE. – A four-month-old baby was found dead on Wednesday 26 August at a preschool in Newton Park.
Capt. Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, police spokesperson, tells Nuusflits that Mount Road police are investigating an inquest following the baby's death at around 16:30. According to information provided to police, the baby was fed at around 11:30 and went to sleep at around 12:15. A caregiver who assisted at the preschool attended to the baby at around 16:30. She wanted to change the baby's nappy and prepare the child to go home with her parents. However, the baby was found unconscious. The caregiver informed the school principal, after which the baby was later pronounced dead.
Police confirm that a post-mortem examination showed the baby died due to a medical condition. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
