The key facts
- 26-year-old Zarina S. abducted a newborn from maternity hospital No. 1 in Dushanbe on the night of October 11–12, having changed into a nurse's uniform
- On October 16 the baby was found alive and healthy and returned to his mother; the boy was named Aminjon in honor of the policeman who helped
- The prosecutor's office of the Ismoili Somoni district opened a kidnapping case
Abduction from the Maternity Hospital
A 26-year-old woman suspected of abducting a newborn from maternity hospital No. 1 has been detained in Dushanbe. Asia-Plus reports this, citing the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs directorate. According to the suspect Zarina S., she decided to commit the crime after six years of marriage, during which she was unable to have a child. She used a nurse's uniform belonging to her mother-in-law, who worked at the medical facility, and in that attire entered the maternity hospital, where she found a room with two sleeping mothers in labor and their babies.
Course of Events
In a video published by the police, the detainee said that she took one of the infants, left the hospital and left by taxi. The child disappeared on the night of October 11–12; his mother turned out to be a 19-year-old girl who had given birth to her first child a few hours before the incident. According to the mother's relatives, the family had not previously known the suspect.
Child Found, Case Opened
On October 16 law enforcement reported that the boy had been found alive and healthy. He was returned to his parents and later discharged from the hospital. The family named him Aminjon in honor of the police officer who helped in the search. The prosecutor's office of the Ismoili Somoni district opened a criminal case under the article on kidnapping; investigators are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
