Woman arrested for abducting nine-day old baby from hospital
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for abducting a nine-day-old baby from RSRM Hospital. The suspect, who posed as a helper for pregnant women, took the baby while the mother was outside hailing a rickshaw. Police quickly located both the baby and the abductor within a few hours.
- ▪The abduction occurred at RSRM Hospital where the mother had just been discharged.
- ▪The suspect had been assisting the mother for several days prior to the incident.
- ▪Police were able to trace the baby and the woman within hours of the abduction.
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A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the police on charges of abducting a nine-day-old baby from the RSRM Hospital on Sunday. A senior officer of the City police said D. Geetha, a resident of Mugalivakkam near Porur, had been admitted to RSRM Hospital on May 13 and delivered a girl baby on May 15. A woman was seen at the hospital in the guise of helping several pregnant women. She had also been helping Geetha for the past four days. On Sunday, when Geetha got discharged, she was looking to hail an auto. The woman also claimed she was going to Kodungaiyur and requested Geetha to drop her off on the way. She then offered to take care of the baby while Geetha went outside the hospital to hail an auto rickshaw.
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