Hijacked car tracked down‚ but no sign of missing baby

The search for a baby taken during a hijacking in Durban is ongoing after police and security officials found the stolen car on Friday afternoon.

The baby’s mother had been forced out of the car at gunpoint at a Greyville shopping centre shortly before noon.

• READ MORE: Frantic search for baby taken in hijackingDurban police have embarked on a frantic search for a baby who was taken when a car was hijacked on Friday morning.

Police and vehicle tracking officials threw out a wide dragnet for the white Toyota Yaris‚ which was found in the suburb of Montclair.

But there was no sign of the baby‚ said Marshall Security spokesperson Kyle Van Reenen.

“It was recovered in Moodie Crescent in Montclair … there is no sign of the baby. Marshall Security as well as the police are here with the car‚” he said.