The lie was short-lived this time, as the drama woven by a 37-year-old woman from South Africa, named Gosiame Sithole, has come to an end. She tricked the world and most media for a long 10 days, claiming she gave birth to 7 boys and 3 girls. It was confirmed yesterday, Thursday, that those who previously doubted the news now know that “she was never pregnant at all.” She has been arrested to uncover her intentions, but was first taken to a local hospital “to assess her mental state” before her situation is addressed, according to local media today.
The news of the "birth," which astonished the world, almost everyone believed it as it first appeared in a reputable and well-known newspaper that has been publishing since 1899, named Pretoria News, which can be accessed online at the famous Independent Online website, abbreviated as IOL.
“*We have no record of the ten children*”
Although the authorities of Gauteng Province, where the capital is located, told the newspaper two days later what can be considered a near denial of the news by stating, “We have no record of the ten children unless they were born in the air,” the newspaper continued to follow the story claiming they were born at Steve Biko Academic Hospital on June 7, with “their whereabouts and health condition still unclear,” according to the newspaper, which did not mention any source for its information. The hospital also denied the claim regarding it being the birth place.
The mother’s husband, Teboho Tsotetsi, 40 years old, stated in a statement issued “on behalf of the family” that he had not seen the supposed twins, relying instead on his wife’s account which he doubted. Meanwhile, the wife claimed she was hiding them from him “because he seeks to exploit them and get donations to become a millionaire,” as can be heard in the video shown above, being her first appearance since the fabricated news spread on June 9.
So far, the hospital where the "mother" claims to have given birth to her ten babies has not been identified, no images of the children have been published, nor has any doctor confirmed their delivery or any person claimed to have seen them. Although the news has been classified by the authorities in South Africa as fabricated, and the police have arrested her because of it, her arrest has not yet been based on a specific charge, thus “she is not in traditional custody,” according to local media quoting her lawyer, Rivelow Mokwena, who still has not received a response from her to his calls.
