A woman from Mossel Bay who was summonsed to appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court on various charges, including child neglect, appeared in court on 10 December 2014. The 40-year-old mother allegedly gave her two-year-old child an overdose of anti-depressants for a period of time.
The baby girl is underdeveloped and was admitted to a local hospital. She has since been placed in foster care. The case was postponed to today, 16 January.