Maria David
A NEW-BORN baby boy was discovered on Tuesday in a box dumped at Twinkle Kindergarten in Ondangwa.
The baby was placed in a Tassenberg box, covered with a cream baby receiver blanket, and dressed in a pink sweater.
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Oshana’s Crime Investigation Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Frederick Ndjadila, said that a case of child abandonment/neglect has been opened by the police in Ondangwa.
According to Ndjadila, the baby was found abandoned at Erf 1829, which used to be a daycare/kindergarten but has since stopped operating.
Ndjadila indicated that two notes were found in the box, reading as follows: “Keep him please, I am coming to get him in the evening,” and “Born on the 19th.”
He said that the baby was taken to Onandjokwe State Hospital for healthcare, and a social worker from the Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare in Ondangwa was informed to play their role.
Ndjadila also said that the mother has already been tracked down and is being interrogated.
