Unidentified woman is on the run after stealing a day old baby girl from a 17 year old mother after tricking her that she owns an orphanage in the commercial city of Blantyre.

Blantyre police publicist, Sub Inspector Edward Kabango has confirmed the news saying that the incident happened on Wednesday, April 5 at Dauya village in Dedza district.

Report says the woman approached the village headman Kwamwachale as someone who owns an orphanage in the town of Blantyre and that she wanted to get the expectant mother for financial support as she delivers.

She further claimed that she had information of the 17 year old mother who was expectant but she lacked support for the child on the way.

After convincing the Chief and the 17 year old girl`s mother, the thief was granted authority to take the pregnant girl.

The two spent a night at Dedza Boma but the following day labour pains started and the thief acted as guardian until a baby girl was delivered and they were discharged on 5 April.

Later on the same day, the thief took the new mother and the baby in her car and cheated that they were going to police to make a formal report that she has taken the two.

It has been reported that while on the way, the thief acted like she had forgotten something and she left the baby`s mother near police junction and told her to leave the baby in the car with her to get the items she claimed she had forgotten.

The 17 year old waited for the return of the thief until hours.

She later returned to her home where she told her mother what happened and later her mother reported the matter to Dedza police station.