Of the seven women claiming to be the mother of twin baby boys found abandoned in a minibus taxi in central Johannesburg, only two have come forward with documentation, the police said on Tuesday. The other five women had contacted police telephonically and had not identified themselves, Constable Sefako Xaba said.
The Johannesburg Children’s Court would decide on December 22 whether DNA testing would be conducted on the two-week-old twins and the women claiming to be their mother.
Police learned that the twins were born at Coronation Hospital on November 30.
Xaba said the boys are in excellent health and would remain in a place of safety until the matter was resolved.
The boys were abandoned in a red minibus taxi in central Johannesburg. The taxi had taken passengers to the city centre from Croesus Station in southern Johannesburg.
He said the driver noticed the twins after dropping off all the passengers.
”The twins were all nicely dressed and had their baby bottles,” said Xaba.
Police have been inundated with offers for help and had even received calls from people in Canada and Britain wanting to know if they could contribute to a trust fund, Beeld reported on Monday.
Xaba appealed to anyone with information on the matter to contact Constable Galeen Smith on 083-769-5478 or Bernie Lawson on 073-149-8747. – Sapa