A BABY boy merely nine days old was allegedly kidnapped Saturday, leaving its parents, who reside at Number 60 Village, Corentyne, frantic with worry about the infant’s whereabouts.

His father, Ravikant Vistonauth, and mother, Pinky, were up to 21:00hrs last night distraught over the fact that there has been no development since the child’s disappearance.

The parents’ emotional state has rendered them unable to speak, but according to the mother’s aunt, Radhika DeBarros, a woman named Bibi from the Surinamese border town of Nickerie befriended Pinky while the latter was in hospital awaiting delivery.

“Since then, she has been around to see the baby rather often,” DeBarros said, adding, “The woman was nice; I can’t even tell you how this happen.”

On the day of the kidnapping, De Barros said, Pinky had gone to the market in the company of the alleged kidnapper, and had asked the woman to hold the child while she went to get something.

“In two minutes, the woman disappear!” DeBarros said, her voice loaded with emotion.

The matter has since been reported to the Whim Police Station, and anyone with information in regard to the incident is being asked to contact the nearest police station, or the couple on telephone numbers 676-5348 or 338-1289.

(Vanessa Narine)