A race against time. Santiago, a 17-day-old baby, was kidnapped from a maternity ward in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) Monday evening, between 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Investigators from the departmental judicial police service, responsible for the investigations, are still trying this Tuesday to find this newborn who needs care. And you have to do it quickly. “The life expectancy of the infant is only a few hours,” indicates a police source to 20 Minutes.
The police were alerted shortly after midnight by staff from the neonatology department at the Robert Ballanger hospital of the disappearance of this extremely premature baby. His kidnappers are, in all likelihood, Kevin D. and Christina N., his own parents. They were seen leaving the scene with a black tote-type bag. The police suspect them of having hidden the little blondie inside and then fleeing by car. Three other people were in the light-colored vehicle, said in a statement addressed to 20 Minutes the public prosecutor of Bobigny, Eric Mathais.
However, the toddler’s state of health requires “constant medical care, any break in this care being likely to jeopardize his vital prognosis”, insists the magistrate who “urgently” issued an order for the placement of the child. infant.
Several relatives arrested
The kidnapping alert plan was triggered in the early morning. Searches were carried out at the home of Santiago’s parents in Noisy-le-Sec, as well as at the addresses of several members of their family. Five people, aged 16 to 29, were arrested in Livry-Gargan and placed in police custody on charges of kidnapping a 15-year-old minor by an organized gang.
At this time, the couple, who are “already known to the police and the justice system”, and their baby have not been found, indicates the prosecutor. The first elements of the investigation show that “the couple could have reached Belgium with the infant in the night”. “A European investigation decision was therefore sent without delay to the Belgian judicial authorities,” adds Eric Mathais.
The father is wearing dark jeans, a white t-shirt, a light blue denim jacket and a black overcoat. Her mother is “dressed in a white sweater, a light blue sleeveless jacket and a green skirt,” details a press release from the Ministry of Justice.
