A man and a woman have reportedly been arrested on suspicion of trying to abduct a baby from London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital.

 

The man, 31, and woman, 26, are said to have approached staff at the hospital on Monday, inquiring about ‘their baby’ who had been born prematurely on March 1, and was being treated in the NICU.

 

The pair claimed that their child had been born at 21 weeks, at the Royal London Hospital, and had been transferred to Great Ormond Street for treatment. They said they were coming to collect their baby.

 

 

They even produced a ‘photo’ of a baby in an incubator; police now believe that this was an internet print-out.

 

The staff consulted their records to corroborate the information but couldn’t find anything to back up the couple’s claim. They then contacted police to intervene.

 

The pair were arrested at the scene on suspicion of trying to abduct a child. They have since been released on bail, on condition that they don’t enter the hospital unless in the case of a medical emergency.

 

 

A representative from the Metropolitan Police has since praised the Great Ormond Street Hospital staff for their actions.

 

Responding in a statement, a spokesperson for the hospital said: “Thankfully, this type of incident is exceptionally rare.

 

“We are pleased that staff at the hospital acted so swiftly and calmly to ensure the safety of all our patients.”

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