12 Jul 2021

Case #018 - The Kidnapping of Baby Kahu

From Crimes NZ, 6:00 am on 12 July 2021

Wellington lawyer Donna Hall was walking her dog with two nieces and eight-month-old baby Kahu, when a stranger brandishing a gun grabbed the baby and drove off.

NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 22:  Baby Kahu Durie back home safe and well after been kidnapped on Saturday 13th April while out on a walk with mother Donna Hall and 2 teenage cousins.

Photo: 2002 Getty Images

The next day the family was sent a ransom note demanding $3 million dollars.

For nine terrifying days the family had no idea where Baby Kahu was or if she was safe. 

NZ Herald senior crime and justice reporter, Anna Leask, who also hosts a podcast series A Moment In Crime, recalls the case.

 

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