Woman who made off with three-month old baby faces kidnapping charge

A woman who stole a three-month-old baby from a ward at Prague’s Motol Hospital will stand before a judge on a kidnapping charge. The state prosecutor’s office for Prague 5 is pressing ahead with the case, officials revealed on Thursday; if found guilty the suspect faces up to three years behind bars. The incident took place on July 31st when the 34-year-old suspect allegedly removed the child from a baby carriage. A nurse immediately notified the police, who caught the perpetrator on the street only minutes later.

Author: Jan Velinger