Police plan to sue the suspects accused of staging a bogus kidnapping in Durban on Friday‚ The Star newspaper reported.
One-month-old baby Siwaphiwe Mbambo was snatched during what was reported as a hijacking on Friday afternoon.
“This was a false case and cost us money and resources that could have been deployed in other places‚” said Major-General Bala Naidoo‚ KwaZulu-Natal deputy provincial commissioner for the detective service.
The search for baby Siwaphiwe sparked a massive police hunt last week and spawned the hashtag #BringBackDurbanBaby.
The police operation involved officers‚ vehicles and even aircraft. Members of the community also took part in the search.
Police had offered a reward of R250‚000 for information regarding the kidnapping.
The bill for the operation could easily total R500‚000‚ a source told The Star.
Three suspects are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects include the baby’s mother and her boyfriend.
Police plan to sue baby Siwaphiwe's kidnappers
Police plan to sue the suspects accused of staging a bogus kidnapping in Durban on Friday‚ The Star newspaper reported.
One-month-old baby Siwaphiwe Mbambo was snatched during what was reported as a hijacking on Friday afternoon.
“This was a false case and cost us money and resources that could have been deployed in other places‚” said Major-General Bala Naidoo‚ KwaZulu-Natal deputy provincial commissioner for the detective service.
The search for baby Siwaphiwe sparked a massive police hunt last week and spawned the hashtag #BringBackDurbanBaby.
The police operation involved officers‚ vehicles and even aircraft. Members of the community also took part in the search.
Police had offered a reward of R250‚000 for information regarding the kidnapping.
The bill for the operation could easily total R500‚000‚ a source told The Star.
Three suspects are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects include the baby’s mother and her boyfriend.
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