Two-month-old baby kidnapped in Pinetown

Updated Feb. 18, 2022, 11:10 a.m. | By Gcinokuhle Malinga

A police search is underway for a two-month-old baby who has been kidnapped in Pinetown.

The infant's mother was at a shopping centre when her child was taken on Tuesday.

Nqobile Gwala, who speaks for the South African Police Service in KwaZulu-Natal, says they are investigating.

"She left her two-month-old baby with an unknown suspect as she went into a store. When she returned the lady and her baby were nowhere to be seen.

"A case of kidnapping was opened at Pinetown for investigation."