Overview

• Rose Mnisi, 39, appeared in the Mashishing Magistrate’s Court and was released on R10,000 bail.
• Police say a tip-off about a woman seeking buyers for human tissue led to her arrest in Lydenburg.
• She was allegedly found carrying multiple placentas in a plastic bag, with reports identifying her as a maternity ward cleaner at Lydenburg Hospital.
• The Mpumalanga health department has indicated it will suspend the employee following the arrest.
• The case has been postponed to November 4 for further investigation, according to court reporting.