A Nigerian, Moses Omogo Chidiebere, and his Italian wife, Rosa Vespa, has been arrested for abducting a new born baby in Southern Italy.
The 43 year old man and his 51 year old wife were both arrested on Tuesday after a long manhunt.
Vespa, had reportedly pretended to be pregnant over the past nine months and had announced on January 8 the alleged birth of a baby boy, Ansel.
According to report, she posed as a nurse at the clinic and took away the baby from the mother's room, saying she needed to take her to see the clinic's paediatrician for a checkup.
Sources revealed that the couple had been identified thanks to surveillance footage inside the clinic showing them as they took away the baby.
When they broke into their home, they found the couple celebrating the baby's arrival with family, and had dressed the baby in blue.
A preliminary investigations judge (GIP), however, ordered the release of Chidiebere because he was unaware of the scheme, as his lawyer claimed.
According to his lawyer, Vespa had pretended to be pregnant with her husband prior to the abduction and had a "belly that made her seem pregnant."
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