Woman Steals 5 Days Old Baby From Hospital In Anambra

Woman Steals 5 Days Old Baby From Hospital In Anambra

Detectives at the Central Police Station, Nnewi, Anambra State, have
arrested one 35-year-old Dorothy Sunday, who allegedly stole a
five-day-old twin baby boy.

In
a statement in Awka on Thursday, SP Haruna Mohammed, Public Relations
Officer, Anambra State Police Command, said that the woman was arrested
at 5.30p.m. on Wednesday.

Mohammed alleged that the suspect
sneaked into the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, and
stole the baby from the maternity section of the hospital,The Nation
reports.

He said that the mother of baby, Mrs Happiness Mmadu, aged 22, went to wash her clothes when her baby was allegedly stolen.

The
police spokesman said that luck ran out of the suspect when nurses at
the hospital gate saw her in a suspicious manner and raised alarm which
led to her arrest.

He said that the baby was recovered in good
condition and the case under investigation. He gave the assurance that
the suspect would be charged to court after investigations.