The discoveries of the Police about the case of one-month-old baby, Siwaphiwe Mbabo, who was abducted in a “car jacking” last Friday in South Africa, has led to her mother’s appearance at the Durban Magistrates court.  

According to Ceoafrica, her case has been postponed to Wednesday.

The 34-year-old sparked a national manhunt and widespread concern when she reported that her daughter was in the backseat of her car when it was hijacked by two gunmen outside a shopping centre in Durban on Friday.

But she was later accused of making the crime up, after the baby was found with her boyfriend.

General Khomotso Phahlane said he was disappointed by the abuse of state resources in this case.

Magistrates pushed the case back to Wednesday to allow police more time to compile a full charge sheet; they also plan to take DNA samples to determine the child's paternity.

The postponement was also partly made because the mother's lawyer was not present in court.

Police found the baby safe in a car with two adults in the early hours of Sunday morning at a checkpoint following intense investigation involving around 100 policemen.

Three people were subsequently arrested including the mother of the child and they will remain in custody.