Mother arrested on suspicion of child abduction after baby taken from hospital

The mother of a seven-week-old baby has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after she took her child from Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham.

The baby girl, who is under child protection arrangements, was taken from the hospital at 8:30 on Sunday morning (30 May).

The baby and her mother were later found at a property in Sparkhill, after West Midlands Police officers spent the day searching for them.

The 43-year-old woman remains in police custody and two other women have been released under investigation after they were arrested for assisting an offender.