WATCH the sinister second a “cradle snatcher” who posed as a nurse flees from hospital with a stolen child wrapped in her arms.

Natalia Edith González, 39, was arrested for allegedly nabbing the new child from a hospital in Paraguay – and was simply 50 metres from escaping over the Argentine border with it.

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It is believed she was on the hunt for an toddler to steal after mendacity to her household – together with her associate – about being pregnant, and recognized a goal after scouring three hospitals.

Her try and abduct the day-old child was caught on CCTV contained in the Barrio Obrero Public Hospital within the Paraguayan capital Asunción.

Footage exhibits the lady wearing a gray uniform pushing by means of a door and into the hall with a bundle in her arms.

She walks to the far finish and lingers there while one other girl enters the passage.

When the coast is obvious, the lady breaks out right into a run, tightly clutching a big pink bag.

Footage of the arrest exhibits the lady grappling with police who’re making an attempt to handcuff her, while the newborn is safely again within the arms of a member of the family.

The suspect, an Argentine nationwide, was reportedly posing as a nurse and carrying a face masks when the one-day-old child was taken.

The grandmother of the toddler’s 19-year-old mum mentioned she drank tea with the pretend nurse earlier than the alleged kidnapping.

She claimed to the grandmother that she was on the hospital visiting an uncle.

The granny mentioned: “I later requested my daughter the place the newborn was and she or he instructed me that the nurse had taken her to the paediatric ward.

“I instructed her that she wasn’t a nurse.

“We ran after the woman as a result of we noticed her with the newborn in her arms.”

The authorities activated an alert all through the nation with explicit consideration on close by border crossings.

Juan González, an area police spokesperson, mentioned: “We began to cowl crucial factors within the metropolis, particularly the borders and footbridges, finishing up checks.”

He mentioned that Natalia sprinted out of the hospital and jumped on a bus to the realm of Mercado 4 final Thursday as she tried to evade cops.

There, she purchased garments for herself and the newborn woman after which took a taxi to Loma Pytá, one other space of the town.

She then requested the taxi driver which bus to take to cross the border into Clorinda in Argentina.

The suspect, who lives within the Argentine metropolis of Formosa, was caught by the Paraguayan police simply 50 metres from the Argentine border.

NeedToKnow reported that we was caught red-handed with the newborn in her arms.

Police mentioned: “We proceeded to arrest the lady, who resisted always.”

The newborn was reunited together with her distraught teenage mom and is reportedly in good well being.

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Prosecutor Laura Finestra, in command of the investigation, mentioned the suspect lied to her associate and household, claiming she was pregnant.

The lawyer mentioned: “She instructed them she was in a hospital in Formosa to present beginning, however in actuality, she crossed into Paraguay on 14 or 15 December.

“She then selected a mom who was alone and stole her baby.

“She visited two different hospitals earlier than finishing up the kidnapping.

“[Natalia’s] associate was shocked when he came upon the reality.”

Finestra mentioned they’ve proof on the suspect’s seized cellphone that confirms the sequence of occasions.

There may be presently no proof linking the crime to any wider human trafficking community.

To date, Natalia has refused to testify, on the recommendation of her lawyer.

Finestra mentioned: “She insisted on giving contradictory and implausible variations.

“She even implicated different folks, however every thing was false.”

The investigation into the alleged abduction is ongoing.

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