21-Year-Old Arrested over Alleged Abduction of 9-Year-Old Girl in Mufumbwe

Upon checking, she discovered that the child was missing and that the living room door and a window had been left wide open.

She immediately rushed outside and allegedly saw a man fleeing with her daughter on his shoulders.

During the pursuit, the suspect reportedly dropped the child, whom the mother found with her mouth tied with a piece of chitenge material and wrapped in a curtain taken from their house.

The mother continued shouting for help, prompting community members to join the chase and apprehend the suspect.

Police say the girl sustained neck pain, a headache and bruising to her right elbow.

The suspect is currently in police custody, while investigations into the matter are ongoing.

Police have not yet established the motive behind the incident.