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UK woman in court on baby charges | |
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A British woman has appeared at a hearing after being charged by Greek police investigating the snatching of a baby from a 16-year-old girl in Athens. | |
Police on the Greek island of Kefalonia detained the 41-year-old woman after the baby girl was taken to a clinic. | |
They said the 16-year-old mother whose baby was snatched claimed she wanted to sell the child in the Greek capital. | |
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the woman, from Warwickshire, had been charged and had appeared at a hearing. | |
The British woman appeared before a public prosecutor in Athens on Sunday for the hearing, the Foreign Office confirmed, but no details of the charge were given. | |
It is understood the legal session was held to enable police to detain the woman for a further 48 hours. | |
The woman's identity cannot be disclosed because next of kin have not yet been informed. | The woman's identity cannot be disclosed because next of kin have not yet been informed. |
Baby 'stolen' | Baby 'stolen' |
The mother of the child was expecting to receive 14,000 euros (£9,381) but she alleged the baby was taken from her. | The mother of the child 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 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 alleged 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 alleged 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. |