A 21-year-old woman suspected of abducting a day-old infant from a Quebec hospital has been formally charged.
Valerie Poulin-Collins is facing charges of kidnapping and abduction of person after a newborn girl was taken Monday night from a Trois-Rivieres hospital.
According to spokesperson for the Crown prosecutor, Poulin-Collins is still being held in the same hospital from which the baby was taken.
The 21-year-old is on a ventilator, Jean-Pascal Boucher said, after an apparent attempt to injure herself.
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Boucher added that Poulin-Collins will face the charges when she is well enough to appear in court.
The newborn 鈥� named Victoria 鈥� was abducted from the Ville-Marie hospital on Monday evening by a woman who was dressed as a nurse.
Police quickly issued an Amber Alert and released a photo of the suspect. The baby was safely located within three hours and returned to her parents.
