S.A woman found guilty of 1997 baby kidnapping

A judge in South Africa found a woman guilty Thursday of kidnapping a newborn
nearly two decades ago from a hospital and raising the girl as her own, a spokesman for the prosecution said.

eleste Nurse, the mother of a child kidnapped in 1997, leaves a court, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, March. 10, 2016. A judge in South Africa has found a woman guilty of kidnapping a baby nearly two decades ago and raising it as her own. The African News Agency reported that Judge John Hlophe in Cape Town convicted the woman of kidnapping, fraud and contravening child protection laws.

Judge John Hlophe in Cape Town convicted the woman of kidnapping, fraud and contravening child protection laws, said Eric Ntabazalila, spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority. The judge revoked bail and the woman will be detained until her May 30 sentencing, he said.