Brenda Williams Ludick, the baby’s grandmother, says the baby died at 08:45 on Wednesday morning.
Ludick said when they arrived at Baragwanath Hospital the baby was still connected to the ventilator, but he already had passed away.
On Friday 12 February, the baby’s condition deteriorated and he was transferred from Leratong Hospital to Baragwanath Hospital. On Sunday Botha was informed that if the baby’s condition did not improve, they would consider taking him off life support today (Wednesday).
The story made headlines on Facebook last week when community members posted the photo and name of the alleged father.
