Bellville police are seeking the assistance of the public to trace the woman who is a person of interest on a charge of child abandonment.
Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, said an unidentified woman dressed in black track-suit pants, a black hooded jacket with green slippers and a red shirt was seen entering Tygerberg Hospital with a baby wrapped in a white and blue blanket on Friday August 29.
“It is alleged that she approached one of the entrances at 5.35pm where she abandoned the one-day old baby boy wrapped in blankets. The baby is now a patient at the mentioned medical facility,” Warrant Officer Swartbooi said.
Anyone with information is requested to call the investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Conrad van Zyl, on 082 522 1095 or alternatively call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
