Baby who was kidnapped in Bahia receives medical discharge and reunites with family

The 11-month-old baby who was kidnapped by an armed man in a square in Firmino Alves, in the south of Bahia, was medically discharged this Saturday (17). After being found by the police, the child was taken to a health unit in Ilhéus, where he was hospitalized for three days.

The child was kidnapped on Tuesday night (13). At the time, the baby was with his brother, a 15-year-old teenager, in a square in Firmino Alves, when the suspect arrived in a black car and took him away.

The baby's father worked at a snack stand and tried to follow the car.

A day later, on Wednesday (14), the child was located in a beach hut in the south of Ilhéus. The baby had her hair dyed by the suspects.

On the same day that the baby was found, two men were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping. The arrests took place on the stretch of BA-130 that passes through the municipality of Ibicuí, also in the south of the state.

According to the Military Police, the suspects were in a Kia Sportage when they were intercepted by police officers. The vehicle had similar characteristics to the car used to transport the child.

During the approach, the police found a revolver, as well as several children's products, such as diapers, powdered milk, wet wipes, a bottle and a pacifier.

According to the police, a consultation of official systems identified a discrepancy between the license plate and the chassis number of the car, which also had a judicial restriction on circulation.

The two suspects were taken to the Itapetinga police station, where they were charged with illegal possession of a firearm, qualified reception, tampering with a motor vehicle identification sign and kidnapping and false imprisonment against a minor under 18 years of age.