Accused Baby Snatcher Sameemah Jacobs Requests Relaxed Bail Conditions, South Africans Unimpressed
- Sameemah Jacobs is accused of stealing a nine-day-old baby, Mogamat Imaad Shamar, in June 2025
- The mother of three is out on bail, but has requested that the conditions be relaxed for different reasons
- Social media users weighed in on Jacobs' requests, but many were not impressed by her reasons,
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Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.
WESTERN CAPE - Alleged baby snatcher Sameemah Jacobs will appear in court again on 28 October, when she will find out whether her bail conditions will be amended.
Jacobs is out on bail after she was arrested on 30 June 2025 for allegedly kidnapping a nine-day-old baby, Mogamat Imaad Shamar. She was charged with kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice.
Shamar was taken on 26 June 2025 from the Middestad Mall in Belville. His mother claimed that he was taken by a woman who befriended her while she went to the toilet, but Jacobs has previously claimed that the baby’s mother gave him to her.
Why does Jacobs want her bail conditions relaxed?
In an appearance on 15 October 2025 before the Belville Magistrate’s Court, Jacobs requested that her bail condition be relaxed, saying that she wanted to go on a religious excursion in November.
She told the court that she handed her legal aid lawyer an affidavit, but the lawyer was absent from proceedings after being involved in a car accident.
"For the one affidavit I submitted was for the court to please amend my bail conditions because I need to go on a religious excursion from 2 November to 6 November and my bail conditions don't allow me to," she said.
The matter was then postponed to 21 October 2025 for further investigation.
Jacobs changes reason for requesting amendment
During her latest appearance, Jacobs didn’t mention the religious excursion but did have another reason for wanting her conditions relaxed. The accused said that she wanted to visit her son in Mitchells Plain, requesting that she be allowed to sign in at Delft Police Station.
Her current conditions forbid her from visiting Mitchells Plain and Strandfontein and require that she sign in at Kleinvlei Police Station three times a week. The mother of three said that she wanted to visit her son, who lived in Mitchells Plain, as well as collect her belongings from a residence where she had been a tenant.
“I need to go to the property because, since my arrest, someone else moved in, and I need to get my belongings, and I have approached the housing tribunal,” she told the court.
The matter has been postponed to 28 October 2025 for the amendment request to be reviewed.
South Africans were not impressed
Social media users were not impressed with Jacobs’ requests, with some noting that she had a lot of requests for someone accused of a serious crime.
Natheerah Ally stated:
“A lot of requests for someone standing trial.”
Leone Vd Speck Scheepers added:
“You did the crime, now do the time, no excuses.”
Shireen Abrahams stated:
“Felons know how to play insane just to avoid prison time.”
Sand Dee Dee claimed:
“She is a threat.”
Tania Hendricks Mudley said:
“Just lock her up and be done with it.”
Jean Reed asked:
“Why can't the son visit her?”
Rodger van Niekerk added:
“Making an even bigger fool of herself. She will say anything for a get out of jail free card.”
Jacobs granted R4,000 bail
Briefly News reported that Jacobs was granted R4,000 bail in the Bellville Magistrates' Court on 28 July 2025.
The 37-year-old mother of three was charged with kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice.
South Africans shared their thoughts on the bail amount granted to Jacobs, but were not impressed.
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