A woman arrested for abandoning her newborn baby near the Hennenman railway station would remain in custody until her next court appearance at the end of the month, Free State police said on Wednesday.
She appeared briefly in the Hennenman Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for child neglect and would appear again on January 30, Captain Stephen Thakeng said.
There were fears the baby girl may have been sexually assaulted because of the state of her body when she was found on Sunday, he said.
However, doctors have so far concluded that her vagina had not been penetrated, said Bongani Hospital spokesperson Monica Engelbrecht.
Meanwhile, the baby was in a stable condition and would be discharged to a place of safety when she was well enough. – Sapa