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• Sun Jun 1 2025

A Nairobi mother lived every parent's worst nightmare, one she still struggles to talk about without tears clouding her voice.

YouTuber Maria Nyambane had taken her family to the mall when her son disappeared, turning the outing into a nightmare.

The experience taught her that it only takes a second for things to turn upside down, adding that she wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Maria Nyambane, a Nairobi mother of two, never imagined that what started as a family outing to the mall would end in panic, heartbreak, and ultimately, a miracle.

Nairobi YouTuber Recounts Losing Her 3-Year-Old Son at the Mall: ?Most Painful Experience?

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The YouTuber known for her candid parenting stories and lifestyle content recounted the painful experience that has remained etched in her mind.

According to her, she was reluctant to go for the outing at the Village Market, but the kids? father insisted, so she gave in.

She remembers every detail, especially what her three-year-old son Milan wore that day, notably a yellow t-shirt with a dinosaur print at the front.

The mall was abuzz with activity. Somewhere between playful giggles and distracted glances, Milan began chatting with a woman.

At first, the stranger didn?t seem dangerous. She would hold the boy?s hand and then let go, a gesture that oddly comforted the parents.

But that fleeting sense of safety would soon be shattered.

?Milan didn?t come back,? Maria says. Her voice tightens. ?I looked around, asked everyone near me ? no one had seen him. I felt the ground disappear beneath me.?

Within three minutes, her son had vanished.

Maria ran to the control room, clinging to hope. But instead of reassurance, she was met with cold detachment.

?The guards kept passing the blame, no one wanted to take responsibility. I was losing my mind.?

Nairobi YouTuber Recounts Losing Her 3-Year-Old Son at the Mall: ?Most Painful Experience?

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Then, just as despair began to overwhelm her, a guard followed her into the room and said the words every missing child's parent prays for: ?We?ve found your baby.?

?I hadn?t cried the entire time,? she says. ?But when I saw him, and he looked at me and said ?mummy?? I collapsed. I broke down completely.?

Her relief was quickly eclipsed by new worry ? she had no idea where her nanny and the other child were. In the chaos of the search, she?d lost her sense of direction.

She walked through that mall for an hour and couldn?t find the restaurant they were in. Eventually, a kind cleaner noticed her distress and led her back to the food court.

It was a moment of quiet humanity in an otherwise terrifying day. That experience has changed Maria forever.

?I haven?t been the same since. I don?t let my babies out of my sight, especially Milan. I get anxious even at home.?

The content creator shares this painful chapter not for sympathy, but as a warning to parents that it only takes a second for someone's whole world to shift.

To this day, Maria is convinced that her son didn?t wander to the mall gate alone. She believes someone tried to kidnap him.

?That thought haunts me. I cry every time I remember how close I came to losing him. It still feels like a miracle that he?s home, safe.?

And now, through her platform, Maria is using her voice for something bigger, not just to share content, but to share caution, awareness, and hope.

?I lost my child... and then I got him back. No one should ever have to go through that.?

Source: TUKO.co.ke