Hero cop who helped woman give birth at police station gate loses own child
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Johannesburg - One of the Mpumalanga police officers who was lauded as a hero after helping a Congolee woman give birth at the stationâs gate two weeks ago has lost her own child.
Sergeant Itumeleng Motalaneâs first-born child died in Ermelo Hospital on Tuesday.
Spokesperson for the Mpumalanga Police Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said he had been admitted following âcomplicationsâ.
The deceased, Hlathi said, was Motalaneâs eldest of four children.
The SAPS family in Mpumalanga, led by the Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Thulani Phahla, extended their condolences to Motalane and her family for the loss, Hlathi said.
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The baby was born in front of the Bethal police station.
Sergeant Itumeleng Motalane delivered the baby with a little bit of help from Google along the way.
Instinct and a little bit of help from Google have seen a Mpumalanga police officer safely deliver a baby in front of the Bethal police station.
Sergeant Itumeleng Motalane had only just reported for duty on Monday evening when she and her colleagues heard a commotion at the police station gate. Motalane rushed outside and found a woman in labour, accompanied by her husband and sister. The 35-year-old pregnant woman was screaming due to labour pains, police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said.