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STOLEN BABY FOUND ALIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA 18 YEARS ON (source: BBC news)


A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in South Carolina after more than 18years.

 Kamiyah Mobley was abducted in July 1998. She was only 8 hours old when she was taken by a woman pretending to be a health care worker at the University Medical Centre, now known as UF Health Jacksonville. The woman told Kamiyah's mother that her baby had a fever and needed to be checked. She then took the baby out of the room and disappeared.

Authorities in South Carolina have charged Gloria Williams with kidnapping after recieving over 2,500 tips including her whereabouts and images.

Similarly on the 27th of February 2015, a South African woman appeared in court as she kidnapped a baby in Cape Town and kept it for 17 years. The woman and her husband were arrested after Beijing found guilty. She was charged with kidnapping, fraud and contravening the Children's act, as she pretended she was the biological mother of that child.

The girls biological parents were reunited with their daughter after she was enrolled in the same school as her sister. After seeing how much they looked alike, the biological family invited the girl for coffee and the contacted the police. DNA tests confirmed the identity of the girl was their missing daughter.

I think it is disgraceful that someome can easily steal someone's child, whether it was newborn or a toddler or a child of any age. It is unfair on both the mother and the father who have unconditional love for their child. It is said that having kids is one of the best things you can do in life as they make you happy but imagine someone taking your happiness away that easily. It's heartbreaking to hear and to see stories of children being kidnapped. Especially if it's a toddler or older and being taken away from their family would make them terrified. Another story that is worldwide is about young Madeline McCann who has been missing for over 10 years yet her parents never stopped looking for her. It's horrible how messed up some people's minds are to be able to steal someone's child. This also shows that it happens globally, not in just one area.

This represents issues of child theft.