Overview
- Police arrested the 35-year-old in Empangeni during an early Sunday operation after the nine-month-old was taken from a Durban home.
- The mother reported her child missing on Saturday after the nanny said she was in Empangeni and urged the mother to travel there alone.
- Specialised SAPS units, activated via Durban Central Police Station, located the infant safely and arranged precautionary medical checks.
- Investigators report the suspect allegedly claimed to her boyfriend the child was theirs, with R2,500 said to have been paid each month.
- The suspect remains in custody ahead of a Durban Magistrate’s Court appearance on Monday as charges related to the incident are prepared.