Five month-old infant rescued from child traffickers in Lucky Summer

Crime tape. /The Star
Crime tape. /The Star

Police on Thursday rescued a

five-month-old

infant from an alleged child-trafficking

ring

in Lucky Summer Estate.

Two women,

Rahab Wanjiru and Mercy Mburu were also arrested.

One of the ladies is a director of a Children's Home in Mathare.

She is alleged to have trafficked the child in the pretense of foster care.

The DCI in a tweet confirmed the child is in safe custody.

The suspects will be arraigned on Friday.

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