LIMPOPO – The police in Limpopo are looking for an unknown woman who allegedly stole a one month old baby while in the care of his grandmother.
Limpopo police were on Thursday looking for a woman who allegedly stole a one-month-old baby boy from his grandmother at a shopping centre in Polokwane.
The grandmother was at the Dzanani shopping complex with her daughter, the baby and other two grandchildren, aged three and five, on Sunday to collect social grants, Colonel Ronel Otto said.
The grandmother was approached by an unknown woman who offered to help her with the baby. The woman later gave the grandmother money and asked her to buy juice and an apple while she looked after the baby.
When the grandmother returned, the woman and baby were gone. The woman was described as Venda speaking, tall, and slender. She was wearing a blue skirt and blue long-sleeved jacket.
An appeal is made to anybody who might have information on the whereabouts of the child, or any information on the woman who took the baby to come forward to the Police for the information to be followed up. The investigating officer, Warrant Officer Mpfuni can be contacted at 071 482 8671. Information can also be provided anonymously via the crime line at 08600 10111 or they can approach their nearest police station.
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