Detectives from the Child Protection Unit on Tuesday rescued Baby Tamara and arrested two culprits who had taken her forcefully from her father.
On a post on Twitter, the DCI on Monday confirmed the rescue assuring that the infant was safe and thanked Kenyans for bringing the case to their attention.
“The baby is in safe hands and two suspects are in lawful custody and will be arraigned in court on Wednesday,” read the tweet.
Timon Makswell, Tamara’s father, shared his heartbreaking story on social media claiming to have been arrested and forced by his in-laws to give up his 9-month-old baby girl.
Netizens picked up the story and started the hashtag #JusticeForBabyTamara following the father's appeal.
Several well-wishers tagged the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the security agency responded, instructing Tamara’s father to report the matter to any police station.
“Kindly but urgently advise Mr Timon Makswell to lodge a complaint and share with us the OB number,” read the tweet.
Part of Makswel’s post revealed that his late wife had made him promise not to let her family take their baby before she passed on.
“To my little girl Tamara, daddy is really sorry I could not be able to take care of you any longer,” read an excerpt from his post.
He added he was afraid for his life and had pleaded the public to help, prompting the hashtag #Justiceforbabytamara.
