Missing baby was snatched outside the Shoprite Center, not in Mokopane Mall
Captain Marcus Mofya confirmed to Bosveld that the six-week-old baby boy was snatched from the mother outside the Shoprite Center while the mother bought food at a spaza shop.
MOKOPANE – A six-week-old baby that was snatched from his mother in the Mokopane CBD last week, was taken outside the Shoprite Centre in Pretorius Street and not in the Mokopane Mall, as told by police in a statement released over the weekend.
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Mokopane Mall manager, Mari-Lize Badenhorst, clarified the situation surrounding the baby boy that was taken on Thursday, 28 March.
“The baby boy was not taken from Mokopane Mall. The mall has several cameras in the parking lot and the mall itself. Our customers’ safety is very important to us and they can safely do their shopping in the center. I contacted Captain Marcus Mofya on Saturday morning and as a center manager, offered my assistance to them.”
Mofya confirmed to Bosveld that the six-week-old baby boy was snatched from the mother outside the Shoprite Center while the mother bought food at a spaza shop. Reports suggest the baby snatcher disappeared into the taxi rank in the vicinity of the Shoprite Centre.
“The case is still under investigation and we are following up on all the clues we have. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect and reunite the baby with her family, should urgently contact Captain Richard Boshomane at 079 894 5501; Captain Marcus Mofya at 082 565 8277/015 4091400; the crime stop number 0860010111; the crime line SMS 32211 or the nearest police station.
Bosveld was directed by Cindy Vermeulen, Manager of Shoprite that the only way Shoprite can be contacted is by sending an email on their website. Bosveld has not yet received any feedback from Shoprite.
