Doctor who kidnapped baby in Minas Gerais had been considered fit to start adoption process, says police

The Civil Police of Minas Gerais stated that, before kidnapping a newborn baby in Minas Gerais, neurologist Claudia Soares Alves, 42 years old, had been considered eligible to be included in the National Adoption Registry.

“Evidence indicated that the Investigated had obtained the right to housing in the National Adoption Registry, whose judicial process indicated favorable psychological aptitude for her, including based on documentation provided by her during the case,” says a note from the Civil Police.

The doctor was indicted for the crimes of ideological falsehood and human trafficking and is currently in preventive detention. The investigation against her was concluded last week.

According to the police, Claudia “had already planned the crime in the months prior to the abduction of the child”. “She falsely told family and friends that she was pregnant; bought layettes for babies, and looked for children in other states of the federation who could be illegally adopted by her, using fraud and enticing vulnerable people to hand over their newborns”, the police added.

In a statement, the doctor’s defense stated that the process remains under judicial secrecy, but clarifies that, regardless of the content of the indictment and even the eventual complaint, “it believes that the issue will be resolved at the conclusion of the insanity incident, which is already underway”.

Remember the case

The newborn baby was kidnapped by the neurologist in a hospital in Uberlândia (MG) on the night of July 23. According to investigations, Claudia had pretended to be a pediatrician to enter the maternity ward and gain access to the victims’ family room.

Claudia and the baby were found the next day in Itumbiara (GO). The distance between Itumbiara and Uberlândia is approximately 135 kilometers.

The child was unharmed and was returned to her family. Both the baby and her mother were discharged on July 26.

*Under supervision

Source: CNN Brasil

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