Wednesday 10 December 2008

The Abduction Alert plan allowed a newborn to be recovered.

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It is thanks to the launching, on Tuesday evening, of the Abduction alert plan that a newborn, abducted the day before from a maternity unit in Orthez, was found today by the French gendarmerie at the home of the woman who had taken him from his cot while the mother was having a shower.

The little boy, born two days before, was found this morning 'in good health' at the home of the woman who had abducted him, in Billère, Pau. She was arrested and placed under the provision of the law which, according to the words of Erick Maurel, Prosecutor of the Republic, "will be capable of understanding a moment of confusion, a moment of personal difficulty and what will be strongly appreciated is that the child is returned to the mother."

According to a source from the gendarmerie, it was the brother of the 48 year-old woman, a long-distance driver from the Jura region, who called the Jura gendarmes, who forwarded the call to their colleagues in Pau, after having received a telephone call from his sister telling him that she had given birth, which seemed eminently suspicious to him.

The woman matched the description given by witnesses and transmitted by the Abduction Alert system: "A woman in her forties, overweight, tall, wearing a black coat." The arrest "took place in a reasonable manner, there were no problems" and little Diango returned to his mother's arms after routine medical examinations.

Rachida Dati, who recently defended the creation of an Abduction Alert system in all European countries, as the European authorities have been proposing for several years, wished to congratulate the Pau Prosecutor of the Republic who took the initiative to launch the Abduction Alert plan, a plan which "has just proved once again it's effectiveness."

Enfants Kidnappés

According to the account from the gendarmes, the little boy was found thanks to the telephone call from a man indicating that his sister had told him she had just given birth while, to his knowledge, she was not pregnant.

"Having seen the abduction alert, this gentleman made the connection and called the circulated telephone number to report that course of events in case it was linked to this case." Bertrand Ponty, commander of the Aquitaine Gendarmerie told Reuters. In late morning, the investigators went to this woman's home, in Billère in the Pau region (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) where they found the baby who was taken into their care. The woman, who was alone in the apartment, was remanded in custody, he stated.

One hundred and fifty gendarmes were involved in the search.


Two day-old baby abducted on Tuesday in Orthez has been found

According to a Belgian daily newspaper's online edition, little Diango, who was abducted on Tuesday from a maternity unit in Orthez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has been found safe and well. He was apparently recovered by police checking vehicles and the woman who abducted him has been arrested.

"Le bébé de deux jours enlevé tôt mardi dans une maternité d'Orthez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) a été retrouvé "en bonne santé" et la femme qui l'avait enlevé a été interpellée, a-t-on appris mercredi de source policière."


Le Soir

The woman who abducted the child has been arrested, thanks to witnesses who gave a description and the woman's brother, who called the police after seeing the alert. He had received a call from his sister saying that she had given birth, which seemed immediately suspicious to him, since she had not appeared to be pregnant, and her brother matched her to the description given by the witnesses.

Another success for the French Abduction Alert system.

Congratulations to the gendarmes who found little Diango and all those French people who took part in the alert and the search.

Alerte enlèvement - Abduction alert - 2 day-old baby taken from maternity unit in Orthez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)


Enfants Kidnappés

9/12/08

Un bébé de deux jours enlevé dans une maternité des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.


Un bébé de 2 jours a disparu mardi de la maternité d'Orthez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) et le plan "Alerte enlèvement" a été déclenché peu après, selon le procureur de la République de Pau.

La mère du bébé, un petit garçon prénommé Diango, a constaté vers 16H30 sa disparition dans sa chambre en sortant de la salle de bains où elle était occupée à prendre sa douche. "La personne en a profité à ce moment-là", a souligné le commandant Ponty, chargé de la communication de la gendarmerie d'Aquitaine.

La maman, âgée de 31 ans, est originaire de Biarritz. Le nourrisson était vêtu d'une grenouillère orange et verte.

Des témoins auraient vu une femme "de type européen, âgée de quarante à cinquante ans" vêtue d'un manteau noir, emmener le bébé, a indiqué à l'AFP le procureur Erick Maurel.

"Les recherches se font tous azimuts", a précisé le procureur. "La maman est en état de choc", a-t-il ajouté, évoquant une famille sans histoires. L'alerte a été donnée vers 17H30 à la gendarmerie d'Orthez qui a été chargée de l'enquête, selon le parquet.

Le plan Alerte enlèvement, un dispositif d'alerte massive et immédiate pour rechercher un enfant enlevé, a été déclenché peu après 20H00.

Adopté en France en février 2006, ce plan consiste à lancer à la radio, à la télévision et sur les panneaux des gares et autoroutes, une alerte massive pour mobiliser la population à la recherche d'un enfant enlevé et de son ravisseur présumé.

Le message d'alerte précise que la suspecte est une femme "de grande taille et corpulente de type européen, cheveux courts foncés, vêtue d'un manteau noir". "Si vous localisez l'enfant ou la suspecte, n'intervenez pas vous-même mais appelez la gendarmerie au numéro 0800 36 32 68 ou 0800ENFANT", ajoute le message.

Dès l'alerte donnée par la mère, la gendarmerie a mis en place un dispositif de recherche dans l'enceinte de l'hôpital, à proximité de l'établissement et à la gare d'Orthez. Simultanément, des patrouilles avec contrôles d'identité ont été organisées à toutes les sorties de la ville.

Un plan Epervier a également été mis en place sur le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, puis étendu aux départements voisins ainsi qu'aux postes frontières, selon la gendarmerie.

Une quarantaine d'enquêteurs s'occupent de l'audition des témoins et une centaine de gendarmes ont été déployés sur le terrain.

Enfants Kidnappés 9/12/08

Posted in French from EK for the moment. English translation later.