A new born baby was found in a storm water drain in Sedan Avenue, Lorraine, at about 7:30am on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the baby was found after a woman walking her dog heard cries coming from the drain next to the road.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that the woman stopped a passing motorist who then helped her lift the drain cover.
“On lifting the cover, they found a baby girl. The baby was naked and screaming, with the umbilical cord attached,” she said.
Naidu said that an ambulance arrived on the scene and took the baby to hospital.
A case of concealment of birth and child abandonment is under investigation.
