IN an shocking twist, reliable reports have just revealed that the mother of the abducted one-month-old baby, Siwaphiwe Mbambo has been arrested – along with her boyfriend and a third suspect.
It is believed that Sibongile Mbambo was with the baby in the vehicle when the police intercepted the vehicle at the Mariannhill Toll Plaza in the early hours of this morning and made the arrests.
Highway Mail is waiting for a official press statement from KZN SAPS media cente which will have more details.
Baby Siwaphiwe was taken after two suspects allegedly forced the mother and her eight-year-old daughter out of their Toyota Yaris at gunpoint at a local shopping mall on Friday, 10 March.
KZN SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane said on Friday that the suspects demanded the vehicle’s keys and fled while the baby was still strapped in her car seat.
A case of hijacking was opened at Durban Central police station. The car was later found abandoned on Montclair. Siwaphiwe along with her, car seat and pram but the baby bag was nowhere to be found.
Since news of the abduction hit social media Durbanites have been anxiously waiting for news of baby Siwaphiwe’s safe return while police, security companies and the Durban community united in a frantic two-day search.
Updates to follow.
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