The Station Commander of SAPS Kinkelbos, Captain Nomachule Saki and her Community Policing Officer, Constable Vanessa Baartman displayed courage and impressively took on the role of midwives, when they assisted a woman giving birth to a healthy baby boy in Colchester on Tuesday, 26 October 2021. This follows after a frantic traffic officer entered the police station and alerted the Station Commander that a pregnant woman is in labour at a house in Colchester.
The two female officers, eager to assist, hastily gathered birthing essentials such as gloves, and responded to the call for assistance. The officers found the 30-year-old woman already in advanced labour and assisted her in delivering her beautiful, healthy baby.
Captain Saki and Constable Baartman are lauded for going above and beyond the call of duty. These officers’ actions are reflective of #PatrioticAndSelflessService as well as determination towards #ServingOurCommunities.