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/ 29 October 2007
A KwaZulu-Natal woman accused of stealing a placenta pleaded guilty to the crime at the Durban Regional Court on Monday. Hloniphile Sokhela was charged with theft and contravening the Human Tissue Act. The mother of two stole a placenta from a storage room at Parklands Hospital on October 6.
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/ 16 October 2007
A Durban hospital cleaner accused of dealing in human body parts appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, covering her face from the public gallery. Hloniphile Jeaneth Sokhela (32) is accused of contravening the Human Tissue Act after police allegedly found human body parts and a placenta in her possession.