A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in
Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in
South Carolina after more than 18 years, police
say.
Kamiyah Mobley, who was abducted in July 1998,
was found after a tip.
Authorities in Walterboro, South Carolina, have
charged Gloria Williams, 51, with kidnapping.
Ms Mobley was living under another name and
believed Ms Williams to be her mother. The
biological family have been notified of the news.
Jacksonville Sherriff's Office said DNA tests had
confirmed Ms Mobley's identity.
She appeared in good health, a "normal 18-year-
old woman", it said.
The office said it had acted on 2,500 tips since the
abduction and received one last year to
@MissingKids that eventually broke the case.
It showed the original composite images released
at the time of the kidnapping, along with a
photograph of Ms Williams, who was arrested at
her home on Friday morning.
Family 'elated'
The baby was only eight hours old when she was
taken by a woman posing as a health care worker
at the University Medical Center, now known as UF
Health Jacksonville.
The woman told Kamiyah's mother, Shanara, that
her baby had a fever and needed to be checked.
She took the baby out of the room and
disappeared.
The case brought significant media attention as
Shanara tried to locate her child.
Although the biological family had been notified of
the discovery and were "elated", the Jacksonville
Sherriff's Office said: "It is up to the victim on how
contact will be made. The victim is now an adult."
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said: "She had
an idea that something may have occurred but...
imagine her trying to process this.
"She was abducted as a newborn and needs time
to process this... We want to respect her privacy
and we ask that you do too."
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
Stolen baby found alive in south Carolina 18year on
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