Hospital child abduction

[mummabear]

http://www.littlethings.com/mom-lor...rce=mhapm&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=baby



Lory Beth Snyder’s infant daughter, Lorelai, was recently admitted into NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. The 4-month-old was being treated for some excessive bleeding.
During a long day of treatment, Lory and Lorelai went to take a nap in their hospital room. Lory put the baby down in her crib and she fell asleep in the bed beside her.

A little over an hour later, Lory woke up from her nap. But the diaper bag was gone. The baby’s belongings were strewn about the room. The IV pole was gone. Lorelai’s crib was gone.

And Lorelai was gone.

Frantic and petrified, Lory sprung out of bed and ran down the hallway for help. She quickly found Lorelai in another patient’s hospital room, surrounded by a group of laughing, happy nurses.
But the person who was holding Lorelai was not a nurse…


See the link for the rest of the story.
So what do you think? I think this lady is crazy to think it was an acceptable thing to do and I am appalled at the nurses.
I am also disgusted with the police response.

 

[3smithboys]

***.... I have no words...

 

[mnrose]

It's a very odd story for sure. It doesn't ring true to me at all.

Shrug.

Badly written story. Could be entirely made up by mom so far as we know.

 

[bookgirl]

Um yeah that's not appropriate at all.

I'd be calling the state police and reporting the local cops and the hospital staff.

 

[Poohforyou]

That's a crazy story. If it were me I'd go after the hospital for incompetence.

 

[King Schultz]

I'll admit, I'm a little skeptical. . .

But if that's an accurate account, then it is beyond bizarre and wrong.

I'd have a lawyer and planning a lawsuit asap.

IF it's true.

 

[Shanti]

http://www.littlethings.com/mom-lor...rce=mhapm&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=baby



Lory Beth Snyder’s infant daughter, Lorelai, was recently admitted into NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. The 4-month-old was being treated for some excessive bleeding.
During a long day of treatment, Lory and Lorelai went to take a nap in their hospital room. Lory put the baby down in her crib and she fell asleep in the bed beside her.

A little over an hour later, Lory woke up from her nap. But the diaper bag was gone. The baby’s belongings were strewn about the room. The IV pole was gone. Lorelai’s crib was gone.

And Lorelai was gone.

Frantic and petrified, Lory sprung out of bed and ran down the hallway for help. She quickly found Lorelai in another patient’s hospital room, surrounded by a group of laughing, happy nurses.
But the person who was holding Lorelai was not a nurse…


See the link for the rest of the story.
So what do you think? I think this lady is crazy to think it was an acceptable thing to do and I am appalled at the nurses.
I am also disgusted with the police response.

This is a fake story, IMO.

 

[CarolAnn856]

I found an actual news story on the incident, http://wkbn.com/2016/08/09/ark-mom-...-baby-missing-found-in-another-patients-room/. I still think there is much more to the story than the mom shared on her blog or was reported (since the investigation is still ongoing). The fact that there will be no criminal charges makes me wonder what exactly happened.

 

[mummabear]

It's a very odd story for sure. It doesn't ring true to me at all.

Shrug.

Badly written story. Could be entirely made up by mom so far as we know.

There seems to be security camera photos as part of the story.

 

[Claudia1]

So the mom's report is that the nurses were allowing it to happen (by playing with the baby and laughing) but the hospital statement states "two of our nurses acted immediately, followed all protocols, and rapidly brought the situation under control"? sounds like there is a story but the facts are still being sorted out

 

[Chocolate Cake]

And on the NEA Baptist Facebook statement, if you go to the comments, you can see a screenshot of what the woman that took the baby said.

The woman says the baby was crying for over an hour and that is why she took the baby. To "be a good Samaritan".

Wow. If this is true, this is absolutely insane.

 

[Chocolate Cake]

The kidnapper (and that is what she is) actually admits she took the baby from the hospital room:

http://www.kait8.com/story/32723237...hospital-room?clienttype=generic&sf32973050=1

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) -

"The woman at the center of an issue at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital where a baby was taken from one room to another patient’s room said she didn’t think she did anything wrong.

Latasha Harris said she believes she did the right thing by taking the baby.

“If nobody else is going to do nothing, Tasha is going to step up to the plate and do something,” Harris said.

Harris said she was admitted to the hospital for sickle cell anemia and when she heard a baby crying, she went to another patient's room and checked on her.

“Like I said, I got her quiet for 5 minutes and put her back in her crib," Harris said. "She didn't stay quiet, so I took her back to my room."

The 4-month-old child's mother, Lory Snyder, was asleep.

Snyder told Region 8 News she never heard her daughter crying and said she would have heard her if she was.

She does remember a lab tech coming in the room to wake her up and what that woman said alarmed her.

“She just wanted to let me know that if I woke up my baby was safe and not to panic, and I was confused," Snyder said. "I was like, what are you talking about?”

Snyder said that's when she walked across the hall and found her baby in Harris's room with several nurses standing around.

Harris said she didn't think taking the baby along with her IV stand was a big deal.

“The nurse seen me bring the baby to the room,” Harris said. “Somebody else down the hallway, further down the hallway, saw me bring the baby to the room. Everybody was just looking and smiling.”

Harris said she did not have intentions to harm Snyder's daughter and that she just wanted to give the baby love and attention.

Despite Harris's intentions, Snyder said it was wrong and frightening.

“You don't enter a room that is not yours and take a child that does not belong to you especially from a person you do not know,” Snyder said.

Harris said she didn't want to frighten Snyder, but said she stands by her decision.

“To have that peace of mind that I did go check on somebody's child, I'm fine with that,” Harris said.

Jonesboro police said they've concluded their investigation and do not expect to file charges.

NEA Baptist’s CEO Brad Parsons said on Monday no one will be reprimanded because he believes the staff handled the situation appropriately.

Region 8 News reached out to the hospital again on Tuesday, and they declined to comment any further on the situation.

 

[mummabear]

The kidnapper (and that is what she is) actually admits she took the baby from the hospital room:

http://www.kait8.com/story/32723237...hospital-room?clienttype=generic&sf32973050=1

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) -

"The woman at the center of an issue at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital where a baby was taken from one room to another patient’s room said she didn’t think she did anything wrong.

Latasha Harris said she believes she did the right thing by taking the baby.

“If nobody else is going to do nothing, Tasha is going to step up to the plate and do something,” Harris said.

Harris said she was admitted to the hospital for sickle cell anemia and when she heard a baby crying, she went to another patient's room and checked on her.

“Like I said, I got her quiet for 5 minutes and put her back in her crib," Harris said. "She didn't stay quiet, so I took her back to my room."

The 4-month-old child's mother, Lory Snyder, was asleep.

Snyder told Region 8 News she never heard her daughter crying and said she would have heard her if she was.

She does remember a lab tech coming in the room to wake her up and what that woman said alarmed her.

“She just wanted to let me know that if I woke up my baby was safe and not to panic, and I was confused," Snyder said. "I was like, what are you talking about?”

Snyder said that's when she walked across the hall and found her baby in Harris's room with several nurses standing around.

Harris said she didn't think taking the baby along with her IV stand was a big deal.

“The nurse seen me bring the baby to the room,” Harris said. “Somebody else down the hallway, further down the hallway, saw me bring the baby to the room. Everybody was just looking and smiling.”

Harris said she did not have intentions to harm Snyder's daughter and that she just wanted to give the baby love and attention.

Despite Harris's intentions, Snyder said it was wrong and frightening.

“You don't enter a room that is not yours and take a child that does not belong to you especially from a person you do not know,” Snyder said.

Harris said she didn't want to frighten Snyder, but said she stands by her decision.

“To have that peace of mind that I did go check on somebody's child, I'm fine with that,” Harris said.

Jonesboro police said they've concluded their investigation and do not expect to file charges.

NEA Baptist’s CEO Brad Parsons said on Monday no one will be reprimanded because he believes the staff handled the situation appropriately.

Region 8 News reached out to the hospital again on Tuesday, and they declined to comment any further on the situation.

I knew I had read his but no matter what I googled I couldn't find it again. Thanks!

 

[Chocolate Cake]

How aren't the police filing charges? If your neighbor that you knew well walked into your home and took your baby back to their home without your permission, they would be charged with child abduction.

This is a STRANGER! She waltzed in a hospital room and took a baby. HOW aren't charges being filed? What kind of a backwoods hospital is this?

 

[smokeyblue]

Well, after reading the stories and watching the videos, I fully support this mother and I think she should find the best attorney in her state and sue that hospital for negligence. This hospital is not taking any responsibility for allowing this nut job from taking an ill child from her hospital room. Yes, the mother had a duty to watch her child, but the hospital also holds a duty to protect children from abduction. This hospital needs to change their practices ASAP.

 

[Chocolate Cake]

It's a very odd story for sure. It doesn't ring true to me at all.

Shrug.

Badly written story. Could be entirely made up by mom so far as we know.

The child abductor admits to it.

 

[King Schultz]

I'd sue that hospital for everything I could get.


I could give the woman who took the baby across the hall the benefit of the doubt that she's just an idiot, but no way the nurses should have allowed it, much less participated.

 

[usnuzuloose]

The last story that was a true kidnap from a hospital was Carlina White. And that happened in 1987, and she was reunited 23 years later. I sure hope they find this baby and alive as well.

 

[King Schultz]

The last story that was a true kidnap from a hospital was Carlina White. And that happened in 1987, and she was reunited 23 years later. I sure hope they find this baby and alive as well.

The baby was across the hall and the mother has her back.

 

[Chocolate Cake]

The last story that was a true kidnap from a hospital was Carlina White. And that happened in 1987, and she was reunited 23 years later. I sure hope they find this baby and alive as well.

The baby was found immediately. But that isn't the problem, as far as I am concerned.

The hospital is acting like this is not a big deal. The nurses were laughing with the kidnapper. And the police said they investigated and it's ok to kidnap a baby apparently.

This is absolutely insane.