World IN BRIEF : BRAZIL : Kidnapers Induce Labor, Steal Baby
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Three men kidnaped a pregnant woman in Rio de Janeiro, induced labor and stole her baby, police said. A police spokesman said Isabel da Silva Santos, 42, was kidnaped outside her in-law’s home in Rio’s poor North Zone, blindfolded and driven to a medical clinic. There her abductors used a drug to induce labor. Police said they believe the baby was taken by child traffickers, who reportedly sell Brazilian children overseas.
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