Baby rescuer gets recognised and rewarded: Today Mr Michael Mngwevu was recognised by the community of Westville and the SAPS for finding and rendering aid to the abandoned newborn I wrote about last month. Along with this certificate, Michael received R1000 in cash from the Community Police Forum as well as a R500 Spar voucher sponsored by the Westville SuperSpar. Further, he will receive a further R500 in vouchers over the next six months, administered by the CPF. It was quite funny as all the communication with Mr. Mngwevu was done via his employer at Howard Electrical and they organised to bring him in for the handover ceremony, what they did do was keep it a surprise for him and never told him why they were taking him to the police station. He was ecstatic when we told him, to the point that he was quite bewildered and never quite believed it for a few minutes. Mr Mngwevu is past retirement age yet still works part time to support his family. I believe this reward will go a good way to help him, especially over Christmas. News on the baby is mixed. He has been released from hospital and placed at a foster home, which is good news. However, we may not reveal exactly where he is, nor what name he has been given. Child protection laws are very strict about this. (I truly do not know where he has been placed.) Many people have come forward and wanted to offer support for him, which is heartbreaking because I simply am unable to direct them. My suggestion is to get in touch with a baby foster home near you and support them with whatever you can. They often post wish lists of things they need from formula to maintenance on buildings. Look up on Facebook, Baby House Westville, and Baby Hope House, in Pinetown. Pictured fltr: Colonel E Emmanuel, Westville SAPS Station Commander, Mr Michael Mngwevu, Lt Col J Sikhosana and Mr Andy Tribe, Westville Community Police Forum. The CPF and SAPS really appreciates how the Westville Community got behind this drive, thank you.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:28:11 +0000
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