Lotus River
Polisie ondersoek omstandighede rondom voorval
Ma vas na baba verdwyn
MISDAADTONEEL: Lotusrivier, Kaapstad: Die Grassy Park polisie het ‘n 31-jarige vrou gearresteer na die verdwyning van ‘n pasgebore babadogtertjie.
Volgens berigte het die ma Saterdag 2 Mei 2026 by Retreat daghospitaal se kraameenheid geboorte gegee. Die baba is Saterdag laas gesien terwyl sy saam met die ma in ‘n taxi vanaf Retreat na Lotusrivier gereis het.
Die twee is na bewering saam op die hoek van Buckweg en Vierde-laan, Lotusrivier afgelaai, maar die ma het allleen by die huis opgedaag.
Volgens die berigte was die baba toegedraai in ‘n pienk receiver en ‘n navy blue fleece kombers.
Lede van die Lotus River-gemeenskap het Saterdagaand 2 Mei 2026 na die baba gesoek, maar die soektog moes gestaak word weens skietery in die gebied, volgens die berigte. Teen Sondagmiddag 3 Mei 2026 was die baba nog nie gevind nie.
‘n Saak is Saterdag 2 Mei 2026 aanhangig gemaak, en die omstandighede rondom die verdwyning van die kind word ondersoek, volgens die polisie.
Die polisie doen ‘n beroep op enigiemand met inligting oor die saak om Crime Stop by 08600 10111 te kontak of die MySAPS-mobiele App anoniem te gebruik.
Police investigate circumstances of disappearance
Mom arrested for missing baby
CRIME SCENE: Lotus River, Cape Town: Grassy Park police have arrested a 31-year-old woman following the disappearance of a newborn baby girl.
According to reports the mother gave birth at the Retreat Day Hospital Maternity Unit on Saturday 2 May 2026. The baby was last seen travelling with the mother from Retreat to Lotus River by taxi on Saturday.
They were allegedly dropped off at the corner of Buck Road and Fourth Avenue, Lotus River, but the mother returned home without the baby.
According to the reports the baby was wrapped in a pink receiver blanket and navy blue fleece blanket.
Members of the Lotus River Community searched for the baby on Saturday evening, 2 May 2026, but the search had to be called off because of shootings in the area, according to the reports. By Sunday afternoon 3 May 2026, the baby had not been found.
A child abandonment case was opened on Saturday, 2 May 2026, and investigations are ongoing, according to the police.
The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the child are under investigation. The police urged anyone with information or knowledge of the baby’s whereabouts to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS mobile App anonymously.