Missing toddler found safe after police raid city flat

A two-year-old girl who was abducted in broad daylight at a shopping mall in Bulawayo has been found alive and reunited with her mother. Asanda Ndlovu was taken from Meikles Mall at about 10:30 am on Tuesday, prompting a police investigation and a public appeal for information. The breakthrough came on Thursday morning after a member of the public reported seeing a child matching Asanda’s description at a block of flats in the city.

Officers raided the property and found the toddler, who was reportedly unharmed. She was later reunited with her mother. A woman who had been caring for the child was arrested at the scene. Video footage filmed during the operation showed her being led away in handcuffs while protesting her innocence.