South African woman denies 1997 baby kidnap

A South African woman who allegedly kidnapped a baby from a hospital nearly 19 years ago and raised the child as her own has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her.

The woman pleaded not guilty in a Cape Town court to kidnapping, fraud, and breaking South Africa’s child protection laws.

Murmurs of disbelief could be heard in the packed courtroom, where the child’s biological parents also sat.