A toddler who was in a hijacked car has finally reunited with his mother. A Pietermaritzburg mother got her child back after alleged hijackers escaped in her vehicle with her child strapped into a car seat. According to police spokesperson, Capt Nqobile Gwala, the hijacking incident took place near a service station at about 8.30pm on Friday night. “It is alleged last night at 8.30pm, a motorist was robbed of her vehicle on Edendale Road near a service station. “The suspects fled the scene with her one-year-old child.” The hijacked VW Polo car was later found abandoned in Imbali, with the child still stuck in the car seat. Gwala said police were investigating a case of carjacking.