Accused kidnapper Sameemah Jacobs back in the dock

The woman accused of kidnapping 9 day old Mogamat Imaad Sharmar is expected back in the dock on Thursday for the continuation of her bail application.

Cross-examination by Sameemah Jacobs's Legal Aid lawyer, Asongewa Mafuya, is expected to take place in the Bellville Magistrate's Court.

Jacobs is charged with kidnapping and defeating the administration of justice and may face additional charges as the investigation continues.

A week ago, State prosecutor Salaahuddeen Simon completed his portion of presenting the reasons why Jacobs was not a candidate for bail.

Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took the witness stand in which he said Jacobs was a flight risk and that the community’s plight had to be considered.

Fortuin gave a blow-by-blow account of how baby Imaad was kidnapped.

He said Jacobs had befriended Imaad's mother, Imaan Sharmar, also known as Britney Brandt, in February while she visited the clinic.

He said that a day prior to the kidnapping, a woman by the name of "Chevon" contacted Sharmar and said she would receive R500 in cash and a baby parcel when they attended a workshop in Bellville on June 28.

Imaad was found two days later at Jacobs's home following a tip-off from the Tafelsig residents. 

Fortuin had the court hanging on his lips when he detailed how Jacobs was attempting to breastfeed Imaad and that baby was crying.

He said Jacobs had hospital documentation which had been tampered with.

In another twist, he said a witness, who cannot be identified, gave police a statement that she had visited Jacobs at the Bellville Police Station following her arrest, in which she claimed that Sharmar had given her the baby and that she did not kidnap the infant.

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