A seven-month-old baby has been reunited with his mother after her car was hijacked in Observatory with the child still inside.
Alicia Lamprecht’s horror morning ended in relief when her son, Henco, was found unharmed and her car was recovered in Maitland this morning.
The Brackenfell mom was travelling through Observatory when her VW Polo was hijacked in Bishop Street around 10:30am and the skelms drove off with the child still inside.
In an interview with CapeTalk, Alicia said she was “very emotional but doing okay” after they had found Henco in Maitland.
She commended the work done by Woodstock police in helping track him down. She said she was busy talking to a friend when her car was hijacked “not even two metres away” from her.
“I tracked my car to Mowbray, and we found the car but not the baby. Then the car tracker and the police came out and they started helping us to try to find him,” Alicia said.
Police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut says cops are investigating a case of hijacking.
“The circumstances surrounding a hijacking incident this morning in Bishop Street, Observatory at around 10:30 are under police investigation,” says Traut.
“The suspect fled with the victim’s VW Polo with her baby inside. The immediate response by the members of the Flying Squad and the K9 Unit resulted in the vehicle being recovered in Voortrekker Road Maitland. Further investigation on the scene led the members to an address in Dellville Square in Maitland where the baby was found unharmed. A possible suspect has been identified, however a formal arrest is yet to be made."
*Additional reporting by Cape Argus