Intruder Enters Home Tries to Snatch Baby in Dorset, United Kingdom

A mother’s nightmare as a stranger enters her home and attempts to take her baby from a buggy in Poole.

Intruder Enters Home Tries to Snatch Baby in Dorset, United Kingdom
Intruder Enters Home Tries to Snatch Baby in Dorset, United Kingdom

Mary McCann felt like she was in a horror movie. A stranger broke into her house and tried to take her baby. Mary stepped out for a quick cigarette. A woman quietly entered her Poole, Dorset home last Friday, February 7.

The intruder unclipped Mary’s son from his buggy. She reportedly tried leaving through the back door with him. A relative noticed the woman and became suspicious.

The relative inquired if Mary knew the stranger. Mary spoke with the Bournemouth Echo about it. Someone holding your baby creates a scary feeling, she said.

Her family got really shaken up by this event. Mary’s daughter checks on her baby brother constantly now. Dorset Police got a report around 3 pm on February 7.

They learned a woman entered a Poole home. She held a child, police confirmed. The police spokesperson reported the child stayed at the house. The child suffered zero injuries during the event.

Officers came to the address soon after that. They arrested a woman in her 30s. The woman got released on bail afterward by police. They took her to a mental health facility. She will get proper medical care there right away. Police stated inquiries are still active.

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