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Woman tries to steal new born baby from Poniente Hospital
A couple (Spanish) were arrested yesterday after brazenly trying to steal a newborn baby (only 24hours old) from the Poniente Hospital in El Ejido.
It seems that the woman (20 years old) walked up to the mother, who was awaiting permission to leave the hospital, said she was a nurse and that she needed to take the baby for some last tests before leaving. The father of the child became suspicious and alerted staff, and security personnel arrested the abductor as she left the building. A man, assumed to be her partner, was arrested by Police but later released.
It is not yet known why the woman tried to steal the baby.