Student nurse 'befriended mother of premature baby she planned to kidnap' from Wolverhampton maternity ward
A student nurse befriended the mother of a baby she planned to snatch from a Black Country maternity ward, a court has heard.
Safia Ihmadei, 36, is standing trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court for conspiring to kidnap a premature baby at New Cross Hospital in February.
Ihmadei was arrested on Valentine's Day after nurses in the maternity unit raised the alarm about the student nurse acting suspiciously.
When police searched her car and Upper Vauxhall home they found newly purchased baby clothes, brand new toys, a passport and £1,500 in cash.
Prosecutor Seamran Sidhu said: "The defendant was a first year student nurse but lied to say she had a placement at the diabetic ward, which was near the maternity ward.
"On February 13, she was seen looking at babies and acting suspiciously. She became interested in one particular baby, who had been born premature.
