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A woman arrested on suspicion of abducting an 18-month-girl from a police station has been detained.A woman arrested on suspicion of abducting an 18-month-girl from a police station has been detained.
Audrey Nyanor was found in Harlesden, north London, on Sunday - three days after she was collected by a woman claiming to be a family friend. Audrey Nyanor was taken from Walworth police station in south London on Thursday last week by a woman claiming to be a relative.
A 31-year-old woman who was arrested on Sunday has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The toddler was found in Harlesden, north London, on Sunday and a 31-year-old woman was arrested. She has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
A Metropolitan Police inquiry has begun into the case.
The toddler's mother, Cynthia Boakye, 36, was arrested in Walworth over alleged immigration offences.
Six further arrests
The child's grandmother Agatha Owsuah, 54, said an officer asked her daughter who they could call to look after the baby.
They initially contacted Mrs Boakye's stepfather but he was working and the number of a second relative was given to police.
The toddler was later handed over to a woman falsely claiming to be that relative.
Police launched a hunt for the child once the mistake was uncovered.
The toddler and the 31-year-old woman were found in Harlesden High Street on Sunday after being recognised by a member of the public.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "A 31-year old woman who was arrested on suspicion of the abduction of Audrey Kessie Nyanor in Walworth has been detained under the Mental Health Act."
Another six people were arrested during the investigation. One has been released and the other five are bailed to return to south London police stations in February next year.
A police spokesman said the matter had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.A police spokesman said the matter had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.