The grandmother of a four-month-old baby who was allegedly abused by her daughter and the child’s father told the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, that her daughter sounded very afraid when she called for help, as the baby was struggling to breathe.
According to the witness, who cannot be identified to safeguard the identity of the now nearly five-year-old, her daughter called her on October 25, 2020, when the baby was barely four months old, to urgently come and assist her with the child.
It was later discovered that the baby, only identified as Baby M, had numerous fractures, some of which were very old.
According to the prosecution, the couple — the biological parents of the boy — had abused him since birth.
The couple, however, pleaded not guilty to…
