PE cops urgently looking for mother of dead baby found in bushes

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Police in Port Elizabeth have opened an inquest docket after the body of a three-week-old baby was discovered in June.

Police spokesperson Captain Johan Rheeder said detectives were urgently trying to trace the mother of the child whose body was found in a bushy area near Mission Road opposite the Afrimat Quarry on Sunday the 22nd of June.  

According to police information, the body of the baby boy was found covered with a blue baby blanket with a bag of nappies near him.

Anyone who can assist in identifying the infant or locating his mother is asked to contact the Kabega Park police.