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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 taken from Walworth police station in south London on Thursday last week by a woman claiming to be a relative. | |
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. |
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