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Letter details mom's anguish after baby abandoned outside Glenwood home

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Durban woman, Laverne van Schalkwyk has shared details of a note written by a 24-year-old woman who abandoned her child on her doorstep. The letter says she loves the child very much but would not be a good mother to him as she had no job nor a place to stay.
14 Nov 2018 9AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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