Three Cape Town officers helped deliver a baby on Friday while conducting operations in Rivergate near Sunningdale.
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JP Smith, the City’s Mayco member for safety and security, says the officers discovered a heavily pregnant lady lying on a gravel road at around 10:45am. ‘They soon discovered that she was in labour, and jumped into action, with Officer Clinton Bonke leading from the front.
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‘With his encouragement, he managed to calm the distraught mother to be, and guided her as she gave birth to a beautiful, bouncing baby boy at around midday.’
Smith says both mom and baby were in good health and taken to a medical facility for observation. ‘Officer Bonke said it was an unbelievable experience under extreme circumstances, considering it was the first time he helped deliver a baby.
‘I want to convey our thanks to Law Enforcement Officer Bonke and Officers Ayanda Sinkwane and Mongezi Masoka, and I wish the mom and her newborn well.’
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