Baby abducted from maternity ward - police launch urgent search

The boy, called Santiago, is described as having blonde hair and was dressed in white velvet pajamas when he went missing from a hospital in Paris’ Seine-Saint-Denis region

French authorities have launched a desperate search for a 17-day-old prematurely born baby boy who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris hospital.

Police in Seine-Saint-Denis, a department in regional Paris, issued an alert for the newborn today, with appeals for information reaching radio, television and online.

It said the boy, named Santiago, requires constant medical care. It said he has blonde hair and was dressed in white velvet pajamas and an oversized brown T-shirt when he was abducted late on Monday night from a hospital in the suburban region.

The police alert identified the baby’s 23-year-old father and 25-year-old mother as the only suspects and included photos of them both. A phone number and an email address were provided for people to contact with information.

French TV was blanketed by the appeal alert this morning, with the broadcast from the Ministere de la Justice interrupting breakfast shows.

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