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Woman gives birth to baby's severed head while body stays trapped in her for hours

Kagiso Kgatla was left devastated by the traumatic birth.

A mum has been left traumatised after giving birth to her baby boy's severed head while the rest of his body remained trapped inside of her.

Kagiso Kgatla, 19, was six months pregnant when she suffered the botched delivery at Tambo Memorial Hospital, South Africa.

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