A baby was snatched after a social media scam. Police in Bulawayo are searching for an unknown person who kidnapped a four-month-old infant from a home in New Parklands. Provincial spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the child's mother was tricked by a WhatsApp group named Idale Labomama, offering free clothes. After contacting a person calling herself MaNdlovu from Cowdray Park, the mother arranged to meet a courier at a street corner, leaving the baby and a four-year-old sibling alone. She returned to find the infant missing.
The mother had joined the group months prior and responded to a post requesting contact for charity items. The supposed donor scheduled a delivery and instructed her to wait at Harare Road and Cecil Avenue. After a no-show and a message about a courier named Lo, she went home to discover the kidnapping. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward. Msebele warned parents against sharing personal details or trusting strangers met online, stressing the serious risks involved.
The mother had joined the group months prior and responded to a post requesting contact for charity items. The supposed donor scheduled a delivery and instructed her to wait at Harare Road and Cecil Avenue. After a no-show and a message about a courier named Lo, she went home to discover the kidnapping. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward. Msebele warned parents against sharing personal details or trusting strangers met online, stressing the serious risks involved.
