Danielle Garrett According to Rautenbach, the father presented the police officers with the purchase slip from the pharmacy, but they arrested him anyway. Picture: iStock.
The baby had difficulty breastfeeding when the father rushed to the Clicks store in the Netcare Unitas Hospital at 01:30.
The hospital is open 24 hours a day.
South Africa is currently in adjusted level 3 lockdown, with a curfew between 21:00 and 05:00.
Family lawyer Lily Rautenbach, from Lily Rautenbach Attorneys, told Rekord that the incident happened “mere” metres from the couple’s home on Friday, 8 January 2021.
“I can confirm that we are opening a case against the police officers involved in the incident, as it clearly was an emergency situation,” Rautenbach said.