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Child kidnapping suspect detained in St. Petersburg

On the afternoon of 2 February 2017, an unidentified woman stole a pram with a two-year-old boy near school No 416 at No 1/35 in Erlerovsky boulevard in the town of Petergof, Saint Petersburg. She left the pram near No 106 in Saint Petersburg Highway in the settlement of Strelna and took off with the baby. The Saint Petersburg Office of the Investigative Committee immediately opened an investigation in kidnapping under Part 2, item “e” of Article 126 of the RF Penal Code.

The suspect has been detained by the police in Kirovsky District of Saint Petersburg during well-panned investigative and search operations. She soon is going to be delivered to the Saint Petersburg Office of the Investigative Committee for interrogation.

The baby has been given to the parents. The investigators are going to find out all motives and circumstances surrounding the crime. The investigation is ongoing.