[UPDATE] Mokopane baby snatcher (17) denied bail
The case against the 23-year-old boyfriend was withdrawn pending further police investigation
MOKOPANE – The 17-year-old accused appeared before the the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of child stealing and was denied bail and the case postponed to 23 April for bail application.
In a statement released, Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the case against the 23-year-old boyfriend was withdrawn pending further police investigation.
The young couple were arrested on Saturday at Ga-mphela Village outside Polokwane during a sting joint operation led by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner responsible for the Crime Detection, Major General Samuel Manala. The baby was found in their possession unharmed.
Read more: Kidnapped Mokopane baby found unharmed, young couple arrested
This Provincial intervention follows the search operation by the Police in Mokopane for a woman who stole a six-week-old baby boy outside a Shoprite centre in Mokopane on 28 March.
Police investigations are still continuing.
