Bodies of 4 babies found in freezer in Eastern Cape

The bodies of four babies were discovered in a refrigerator in New Brighton, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.

“Police received a tip-off on Saturday and had to break into the house because the owner was not there. Four newborn babies were discovered in a freezer. An inquest docket has been opened,” said spokesman Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela.

The owner’s backyard tenants told police that she was in Johannesburg attending a funeral, he said.

No arrests have been made.

-news24