Police in Bulawayo are investigating the kidnapping of a four-month-old baby girl who went missing from New Parklands on December 29, 2025. Bulawayo Provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, said the incident followed an interaction on a WhatsApp group calledIdale labomama, which the 26-year-old mother had joined about four months earlier. The group advertised that mothers in need of children’s clothing could contact a supplied number for assistance.
“The complainant contacted the number via WhatsApp and communicated with an unknown suspect who identified herself only as MaNdlovu of Cowdray Park. The suspect offered to deliver the clothes to the complainant’s residence, and directions were provided,” said Inspector Msebele. On December 29, at around 6am, the suspect informed the mother that she would deliver the clothes later that day.
At about 1pm, the suspect instructed the mother to wait at the corner of Harare Road and Cecil Avenue in Parklands to collect the items. Inspector Msebele said the mother left home with one of her four-month-old twins and went to the meeting point, leaving the other twin asleep in the bedroom and her four-year-old daughter playing outside. The mother waited for about 15 minutes before receiving a message from the suspect saying she had sent someone known only as ‘Lo’ who did not arrive, prompting the complainant to return home.
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“Upon arrival, she discovered that her four-month-old baby girl was missing,” Inspector Msebele added, noting that the matter was immediately reported to the police. Police have appealed to members of the public with information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect or the recovery of the baby to report at the nearest police station.
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