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UK woman arrested over baby theft | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A British woman has been arrested by Greek police investigating the snatching of a baby from a 16-year-old Romanian girl in Athens. | |
Police on the Greek island of Kefalonia have said the woman was detained after the baby girl was taken to a clinic. | Police on the Greek island of Kefalonia have said the woman was detained after the baby girl was taken to a clinic. |
They said the young mother whose baby was snatched had claimed she wanted to sell her baby in the Greek capital. | They said the young mother whose baby was snatched had claimed she wanted to sell her baby in the Greek capital. |
The woman was expecting to receive 14,000 euros (£9,381) but she alleged the baby was taken from her. | The woman was expecting to receive 14,000 euros (£9,381) but she alleged the baby was taken from her. |
According to the teenager, who is of gypsy or Roma origin, the woman who wanted to buy her baby said that she was Polish. | According to the teenager, who is of gypsy or Roma origin, the woman who wanted to buy her baby said that she was Polish. |
The buyer took her to a supermarket to get some clothes for the baby but when the girl went into the shop, it is thought that the baby was 'stolen'. | The buyer took her to a supermarket to get some clothes for the baby but when the girl went into the shop, it is thought that the baby was 'stolen'. |
Nurses at the Kefalonia clinic raised the alarm after a woman told nurses that she did not have anything with which to feed the seven-month-old girl. | Nurses at the Kefalonia clinic raised the alarm after a woman told nurses that she did not have anything with which to feed the seven-month-old girl. |
Greek police have said a woman has been charged with stealing an infant and would have to face a public prosecutor in Athens. She is said to be a waitress and in her 40s. | Greek police have said a woman has been charged with stealing an infant and would have to face a public prosecutor in Athens. She is said to be a waitress and in her 40s. |