Panic in the hospital after the newborn baby disappeared (Photo: Chanthet, Koh Santepheap)
The woman with the fake pregnancy (L) and the baby safely returned to the parents (R) (Photo: Chanthet, Koh Santepheap)Mon, 26 Nov 2007
DPA
Phnom Penh - Cambodian authorities have arrested a woman they claim spent months with a pillow stuffed under her clothes to feign pregnancy and win the trust of local expecting mothers in order to steal a newborn baby, police said Monday. Deputy district police chief in eastern Kampong Cham province, Hong Vanchorn said Chut Sophear, 29, had been married for six years without conceiving and had resorted to the plan after giving up hope of having a baby of her own.
"She began wearing a pillow under her dress many months ago and telling people she was pregnant and also that she worked for an aid organization which provided post-natal care," Vanchorn said.
"When local couple Srorn Neang and Moun Mean went to the hospital for Neang to deliver, Sophear went too, and after the baby was born she offered to take it for blood tests on behalf of her fictional organization."
The baby's parents became suspicious when Sophear did not return. They called the police, who uncovered her bizarre plan and arrested her, returning the baby safely to its parents.
"She was just going to go home, remove the pillow and claim the baby was hers," Vanchorn alleged.
Sophear was charged with kidnapping on Saturday. If convicted she faces up to 20 years in jail.
Police said the strangest part was how Sophear's husband had not realized for nearly nine months that her pregnancy was a pillow.
"Maybe she should have just slept with him more," one officer said.
"She began wearing a pillow under her dress many months ago and telling people she was pregnant and also that she worked for an aid organization which provided post-natal care," Vanchorn said.
"When local couple Srorn Neang and Moun Mean went to the hospital for Neang to deliver, Sophear went too, and after the baby was born she offered to take it for blood tests on behalf of her fictional organization."
The baby's parents became suspicious when Sophear did not return. They called the police, who uncovered her bizarre plan and arrested her, returning the baby safely to its parents.
"She was just going to go home, remove the pillow and claim the baby was hers," Vanchorn alleged.
Sophear was charged with kidnapping on Saturday. If convicted she faces up to 20 years in jail.
Police said the strangest part was how Sophear's husband had not realized for nearly nine months that her pregnancy was a pillow.
"Maybe she should have just slept with him more," one officer said.
3 comments:
Fascinating mental malady. Happens over in the U.S. semi-frequently. Woman wants so badly to be pregnant, fakes it but after a few months, well she has to come up with a baby. One woman here waited outside an Air Force clinic until a weak-looking pregnant woman came by, kidnapped her and performed a cesarian with a freakin' car key. Baby survived.
It happened in California here, a women kidnapped another women, cut her open to take the baby.
OMG! that is disgusting, 5:17.
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