‘She’s the only mother I know’: woman dreads the arrest of ‘mom’ who stole her as a baby

The trial of the culprit who nabbed the Mpumalanga newborn in 2001 was postponed for sentencing

23 August 2023 - 21:32

After an emotional morning in the Ermelo regional court on Wednesday the case against Bawinile Lusenga, the Carolina woman who was found guilty in April of kidnapping a newborn baby in 2001, has been postponed to September 13 for sentencing. ..

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