Paul Nyathi

Police in Bulawayo are appealing for the month of a one-month-old baby girl who was found dumped next to a busy road in Bulawayo.

According to police National Spokesperson Paul Nyathi, the baby was found dumped and wrapped in a green and pink baby towel and left under a tree along the Bulawayo-Harare Road.

The infant was found by passers-by at around 4PM on Wednesday afternoon exposed to a heavyly cold and wet weather

“Investigations are ongoing to identify and locate the mother. The baby was sent to Mpilo Hospital for further management,” Nyathi said.

The baby was taken to Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo where she is reported to be recovering from hypothermia caused by exposure to the bad weather.

The Department of Social Welfare will take over the baby as soon as she recovers from hospital.

The Hospital receives an average of a baby per month who would have been dumped by their mothers.