Another baby has been stolen in George compound of Lusaka.
However the culprit has been apprehended and is in police custody.
Police Spokesperson RAE HAMOONGA has confirmed in a statement issued to ZNBC news.
10th September, 2022-George police post received of a report of child stealing which occurred today September 10,2022 at 15:00 hours in George Compound which reported at 16:03 hours where F’ Esnart Banda aged 21 of unmarked house number in George Compound reported that a male person stole her son aged 1year 9 months.
Brief facts are that the baby was at her house playing with his elder sister aged 4 whilst the mother was in the house and when the mother came out of the house she only found the older child and the young one was not there . When she asked her daughter of the whereabouts of her young brother she was told that a man who was passing by their house picked the baby. She made effort to follow in the direction where the same man went but she could not locate him and that’s how she went to report at the police post.
It was only when she was at the police post that mob of people emerged bringing the person who stole the child to the police after having been apprehended by young children in the compound who heard the child crying from his bag he was carrying behind his back.
The child has been safely retrieved and reunited with the family. The Suspect has been detained in police custody.His identity is yet to be established as he is drunk and unable to express himself .Police investigations are ongoing.
Rae Hamoonga
ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE SPOKESPERSON