A teenage girl accused of abducting a two-month-old baby was arrested in Wellington in Western Cape.

The baby, Jashmea Albertus, was found in good health and would be reunited with her mother, Western Cape police Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut said today.

The teenager would be detained until the court appearance. Police were investigating.

The baby disappeared after a 17-year-old offered to take the baby to her aunt around 4pm yesterday, Traut said.

The teenager disappeared with the baby.

– Sapa