Quebecer suspected of kidnapping baby must undergo psychiatric exam
TROIS RIVIERES, – A 21-year-old woman suspected of kidnapping a newborn from a Trois-Rivieres maternity ward will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether the criminal case against her can proceed.
Valerie Poulin Collins was arraigned today on two charges: one of kidnapping and one of abducting a person under 14 years old.
If convicted on the abduction charge, she faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
If she’s found guilty of the kidnapping count, Poulin Collins faces a sentence ranging from five years in jail to life imprisonment.
She will return to court next Thursday.
Police arrested Poulin Collins at her home on Monday, three hours after a woman posing as a nurse snatched a 16-hour-old infant from a local hospital. The baby girl was returned to her parents unharmed.
Officers located Poulin Collins with the help of locals who recognized the woman from a photo sent out with an Amber Alert.
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