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UK woman arrested over baby theft UK woman in court on baby charges
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A British woman has been arrested and charged by Greek police investigating the snatching of a baby from a 16-year-old Romanian girl in Athens. 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 have said the woman was detained after the baby girl was taken to a clinic. 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 young mother whose baby was snatched had claimed she wanted to sell her baby in the Greek capital. 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 had been charged but no details of the charge had been given. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the woman, from Warwickshire, had been charged and had appeared at a hearing.
She was being taken by police to Athens to appear in front of the public prosecutor on Sunday, she said. 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 or Roma origin, the woman who wanted to buy her baby said that she was Polish. 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 and would have to face a public prosecutor in Athens. She is said to be a waitress and in her 40s. Greek police have said a woman has been charged with stealing an infant.