Court sending wrong message by releasing alleged kidnapper Sameemah Jacobs on bail

Jacobs, who is charged with kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice, was granted R4,000 bail in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Alleged baby snatcher, Sameemah Jacobs, appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on 28 July 2025. Jacobs is charged with kidnapping after allegedly abducting a nine-day-old baby boy from his mother in the Middestad Mall in June. She was granted bail on 28 July 2025. Picture: Carlo Petersen/EWN

CAPE TOWN - The missing persons NGO that helped police track down alleged baby snatcher, Sameemah Jacobs, is lamenting her release from custody.

Jacobs, who is charged with kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice, was granted R4,000 bail in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday.

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She allegedly pretended to be three different women before she abducted a nine-day-old baby from the Middestad Mall in Bellville in June.

Faith and Hope Missing Persons founder, Veronique Williams, said the court was sending the wrong message to the public.

"So anyone can kidnap nowadays. Anyone can hijack a child, anyone can steal a child nowadays. So, it's saying to the community out there, just do what you want with the children."