A woman disguised as a nurse was caught on camera allegedly kidnapping a newborn from an El Salvador hospital, before brazenly hiding the baby in a backpack and fleeing.
Heartbreaking surveillance footage captured the alleged imposter nurse holding the baby in her arms as she walked through the maternity unit of the San Juan de Dios hospital in San Miguel last Saturday.
The woman, who was wearing a medical gown, had allegedly told the baby’s mother that she was taking him for vaccinations.
The woman. Dressed in a medical gown, she allegedly stole the newborn from the San Juan de Dios hospital in San Miguel, El Salvador, on December 30. Jam Press Vid The imposter nurse was caught during surveillance allegedly hiding the baby in a backpack before fleeing. jam press video
Once he reached the hallway, the alleged offender could be seen putting the swaddled baby in his backpack, hanging it over his shoulder, and then calmly walking toward the hospital exit.
Police said the baby was found safe about two hours later after a widespread search.
“He is being treated by specialist doctors to rule out injuries,” the National Civil Police of El Salvador said in a statement at the time.
A man and woman posing as the baby’s parents were arrested, police said.
Surveillance cameras captured her slinging her backpack over her shoulder and fleeing the hospital. Jam Press Vid The newborn was recovered about two hours later, after a widespread police search. Jam Press police said a couple posing as the baby’s parents were arrested, while the fake nurse was still at large. jam press
Meanwhile, the woman who was allegedly posing as a nurse remained at large, authorities added.
“We are continuing the search for the woman who posed as a nurse and anyone else who may be involved,” police said.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was among those who praised the baby’s recovery and subsequent arrests, posting in X: “True human rights. Thank God.”
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