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Johannesburg - A new-born baby was found dead in a rubbish bin in Bloemfontein on Thursday, paramedics said.

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha, a vagrant found the baby, still attached to the afterbirth, while rummaging through the bin.

"Netcare 911 paramedics received the call and raced to the scene to assist; tragically after examining the foetus they found the child to have died."

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