It's not yet clear whether the infant was killed by the animals or died beforehand.

JOHANNESBURG - Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby whose body was found being dragged by dogs in Soweto.

It's not yet clear whether the infant was killed by the animals or died beforehand.

The police's Kay Makhubela said a passerby noticed the dogs with the baby.

Police have opened an inquest into the baby's death and are appealing to anyone with information on the whereabouts of his parents to come forward.

Soweto police say it's still unclear whether the new born baby was killed by the animals or died before hand.

Makhubela says the police are now searching for the baby boy's mother.

"We've opened an inquest docket and are appealing to the public to come forward with information."

This is the second incident in the last few days.

On Friday, the body of another newborn baby was found at a dump site in Galeshewe in the Northern Cape.