Baby found on doorstep of Soweto home

Dube, Soweto, community members discovered a newborn boy outside a house on Monday morning.

“Medics assessed the boy and found that he had escaped injury. The boy was thereafter transported to a nearby provincial hospital for further care,” said ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring.

“It is understood that the newborn had been left at the front door of a residence. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations,” he said.