'Please help us. That's all I'm asking for'‚ one-month-old Siwaphiwe's dad pleads

11 March 2017 - 17:44 By Matthew Savides
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Christopher Mbambo, father of baby Siwaphiwe that was kidnapped.
Christopher Mbambo, father of baby Siwaphiwe that was kidnapped.
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Christopher Mbambo just wants his litlte girl back in his arms.

He was speaking to journalists outside the Durban Central police station on Saturday afternoon‚ almost exactly 24 hours after his daughter‚ one-month-old Siwaphiwe‚ was taken in an apparent hijacking near the City View shopping centre in Greyville‚ Durban.

Despite extensive search efforts‚ there was no sign of the little girl.

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"What I am asking for from all people is that whoever hears where the baby is‚ please let the police know where this baby that belongs to the Mbambos [is].

  • R250‚000 reward for missing baby Siwaphiwe #HelpFindDurbanBabyDurban police have offered a reward of up to R250‚000 for information on the whereabouts of baby Siwaphiwe‚ who was abducted during an apparent hijacking on Friday before midday.

When they hear of anything they must contact the police so that we can get assistance as a family. Please help us. That's all I'm asking for. Even you as the media‚ please work with the Mbambo family in this undesirable circumstance‚" the tearful father said.

  • We'll search all of Durban until we find missing Siwaphiwe‚ promise KZN policeDurban police have promised to scour all areas of the city as they try to find missing one-month-old Siwaphiwe.

His wife‚ Sibongile Mbambo‚ was too traumatised to speak to the media.

SAPS spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said the search was continuing.

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