In the Hamburg district of Heimfeld, a dramatic event unfolded at a hospital on Monday. While a mother was with her child for a pediatric examination, a Bulgarian woman (18) entered the doctor’s office and stole the baby, running away from the clinic. According to Bild, the girl who posed as a doctor told the woman that she had dropped something at the information desk and would take care of the baby.

However, just moments later, the woman discovered that there was no baby. It remains unknown whether the child’s mother and the 18-year-old are acquainted. The situation quickly escalated as two groups of large families gathered outside the hospital, allegedly totaling around 40 people. The police were forced to intervene to calm down the crowd as people accused each other of kidnapping.

Just under two hours later, the woman returned with the baby and handed it over to hospital staff. She was taken into custody and is currently being investigated on suspicion of kidnapping. Bild reports that the woman is believed to have recently experienced a miscarriage.