THREE boys were happily playing with their friend’s dog and having a fun-filled day.
They would throw a ball and the dog would run after it, and then bring it back to them.
The boys F section in KwaMashu, north of Durban, are aged between nine and 10.
They had a really good time but they didn’t know their innocent game would soon bring trauma to them as they played on Sunday.
This is because when the ball went into a nearby stream, the dog didn’t come back. So they followed it – and found that it had opened a refuse bag with a decomposed foetus inside it.
And that was the end of a fun game for the boys.
Resident Mbuso Ngcobo (35) told Daily Sun that the three boys ran out of the stream and went to inform the adults about the gruesome discovery.
He said when the adults arrived, they were also shocked to see the decomposed foetus.
“It looked like it was dumped in the stream a few weeks ago. We couldn’t see whether it was a boy or a girl,” he said.
The adults then contacted the cops, who came and took it away.
“We have no clue who could have dumped the foetus.
“Maybe this person is not even from our area. They came to dump the foetus and then went away.”
He said this was not the first time they had found a foetus in that stream.
“About four years ago we found a foetus here. This is really bad and it left the boys in shock. It will take time for them to get over this.”
KZN cops spokeswoman Colonel Thembeka Mbhele confirmed that cops found the foetus.
“The foetus was covered in a plastic bag and was certified dead at the scene.
“A case of concealing birth was opened at KwaMashu Police Station for investigation,” she said.
