South African woman convicted of kidnapping baby 18 years ago

A woman in South Africa has been convicted of kidnapping a baby from a hospital ward 18 years ago.

The story came to global attention last year - after she was recognised by her sibling - when moved to a new school.

Her biological parents had been searching for their child for over a decade - she had been apparently unaware that she was a kidnap victim.

The woman whose identity can not be revealed to protect the teenager now - faces a number of weeks in jail before she is sentenced in May.

The 50-year-old - who can't be named for legal reasons - said she was given the girl at a Cape Town railway station after entering into a private "adoption" programme.

But a judge ruled she'd taken the child from hospital, and described her version of events as 'a fairy tale'.