Police officers in the Eastern Cape have gone beyond the call of duty to help an 80-year-old grandmother and her three-month-old granddaughter.
According to a statement issued by Captain Nkosikho Mzuku, Captain Mariana Swanepoel met the helpless grandmother at the Mdantsane police station recently.
The unnamed granny told Captain Swanepoel that her 37-year-old daughter left the baby with her without milk or clothes and went to drink alcohol in the shebeens.
Some of the items Captain Swanepoel and her colleagues bought. Source: News24
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The granny's plight touched Captain Swanepoel, who then visited her at her home along with some friends and colleagues. She found a 12-year-old girl also living there.
They were shocked to discover that the family did not have any food. They subsequently raised funds among themselves and bought the family food as well as baby items.
In an interview, Captain Swanepoel said their plan is to continue helping the family for three months.
She said: "If there is one thing that makes me happy to be a police official it is to make a difference in people's lives without looking for compensation or being thanked for it."
The grandmother expressed her gratitude to the officers for their help.
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It was earlier reported that a little baby boy was found crawling on the highway while his parents were fast asleep in the house. He was rescued by a Good Samaritan.
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