Kidnap

A woman known as AG (center) …

She is escorted by Police officers on Monday.

She allegedly kidnapped a 3-year old girl from a mosque in Bekasi,

Police have arrested a homeless woman, identified as AG, 55, who ..

She allegedly abducted a 3-year old girl in Bekasi.

She has been named a suspect in the case.

“She thought that …
if she was with a child, people would feel sorry for her and
people would be moved to give her money while begging,”

She is homeless.

She moved from one mosque to another around Jakarta every night to sleep.
She was arrested on Monday at the At Taufiq Mosque near Pasar Senen Station.

The police confiscated a scarf, bag and the child’s pink dress.

She allegedly had the toddler, named Anisa, for five days.

AG could be charged under Article 328 of the Criminal Code on abduction, which …
carries a penalty of more than five years in prison.
The case came to light when CCTV footage from a mosque in Bekasi went viral last week.

It showed a woman allowing Anisa to sit on her lap in the mosque’s yard before walking away with her.
Her grandchild regularly played in the mosque’s yard, which is located close to their home.
Sri was shocked when she went to the mosque to look for Anisa but only found her sandals.
Staff at the mosque saw an elderly woman talking with Anisa and
buying her food before the two disappeared.