A lady disguised as a nurse was caught on digicam allegedly snatching a new child from an El Salvador hospital — earlier than overtly stashing the child in a rucksack and fleeing.
Harrowing surveillance footage captured the alleged imposter nurse clutching the toddler in her arms as she walked by way of the maternity unit on the San Juan de Dios hospital in San Miguel final Saturday.
The girl, who was wearing scrubs, had allegedly instructed the child’s mother that she was taking the toddler away to be immunized.
As soon as she reached the hallway, the alleged perp might be seen placing the swaddled child into her backpack, slinging it over her shoulder after which calmly strolling in direction of the hospital exit.
Cops mentioned the child was discovered protected roughly two hours later following a widespread search.
“He’s being handled by specialist docs to rule out any accidents,” the Nationwide Civil Police of El Salvador mentioned in an announcement on the time.
A person and girl who have been posing because the child’s mother and father have been arrested, cops mentioned.
In the meantime, the lady allegedly posing because the nurse was nonetheless at giant, authorities added.
“We proceed the seek for the lady who pretended to be a nurse and for some other people who could also be concerned,” police mentioned.
Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele was amongst these to hail the child’s restoration and subsequent arrests, posting on X: “The true human rights. Thank God.”