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DNA could solve kidnapping cold case
DNA could be the key to solving a 21-year-old rape and kidnapping mystery.
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Woman who snatched baby jailed
The mother of a baby who was snatched from an Auckland hospital says today's sentencing of the abductor helped to close the chapter on the horrifying incident.
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Mum expected to admit abduction
A former Auckland woman is expected to plead guilty to kidnapping her infant daughter 20 years ago to start a new life in New Zealand and Australia, US media reports.
![Kidnap terror haunts family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kidnap terror haunts family
As Elsje and Coenraad Pretorius gaze into their baby daughter Nadine's eyes there is not a hint of the drama that almost separated them forever in September.
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Ward boosts security after baby taken
An alert that activates when a baby is taken past a barrier is on the cards at Middlemore Hospital after an urgent security review into the kidnapping of a 5-day-old baby from the hospital's maternity ward.
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'Brutal' murder: Man jailed
A man who killed a sickness beneficiary with a taiaha has today been sentenced to 17 years jail.
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Kidnapping: Mum wants findings public
The mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible.
![Woman admits abducting 5-day-old baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman admits abducting 5-day-old baby
A South Auckland woman has admitted abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital.
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Attempted kidnap: Police investigating
A man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.
![Teen's high-rise escape from attacker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen's high-rise escape from attacker
A teenager who was tied up and told her throat was going to be slit had to climb across balconies nine floors high to escape her attacker, a court has heard.
![Kidnapped schoolgirls to be freed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kidnapped schoolgirls to be freed
Islamic militants Boko Haram had abducted more 200 teenagers from a Nigerian school in April.
![Woman accused of baby's kidnap named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman accused of baby's kidnap named
The woman accused of abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital can now be named after she appeared in court today - her birthday.
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Child abduction accused appears in court
A woman accused of abducting her infant daughter in the US in 1994 and living a secret life in New Zealand and Australia under an alias, has appeared in a South Carolina court.
![Mother extradited to US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mother extradited to US
A former North Shore woman charged with kidnapping her daughter has been extradited to America.
![Kidnapping shocks mum whose baby was snatched from hospital in 2012](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kidnapping shocks mum whose baby was snatched from hospital in 2012
The mother of a newborn baby that was abducted from Middlemore hospital in 2012 says she is shocked it has happened again.
![Kidnap hospital defends security](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kidnap hospital defends security
Middlemore Hospital says improved security systems from the last baby kidnapping helped a speedy resolution to last night's abduction of a five-day-old.
![Baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital
Police are hunting for a five-day-old baby who was kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital earlier this evening.
![Schoolgirl escapes kidnapping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schoolgirl escapes kidnapping
A schoolgirl escaped an attempted kidnapping in Mt Maunganui yesterday, police say.
![Dad abducts son, takes high-speed trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dad abducts son, takes high-speed trip
A father has today admitted abducting his young son from Dunedin and driving away at speeds of up to 170km/h north of Christchurch.
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How America's mission to free hostages failed
A secret, failed mission by the United States military to rescue American hostages, including the murdered journalist James Foley, has been described in full to the Daily Telegraph.
![Kidnapped woman forced to drive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kidnapped woman forced to drive
Police are investigating the kidnapping of a 33-year-old woman who was forced to drive around Whangarei with a man who threatened her with a knife in the car.
![Teen faces preventive detention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen faces preventive detention
An open-ended sentence is being considered for a teenager who raped a 17-year old woman and a young girl who jumped out of a speeding car to escape him.
![Murder victim bashed with a taiaha](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Murder victim bashed with a taiaha
A man whose body was found buried in a shallow grave months after he disappeared was bashed with a taiaha, a court has been told.
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Kidnapped Nigerian girls beg president to swap prisoners
Nigeria's president has been sent a new video of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in which they beg him to spare their lives through a prisoner swap.
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Pic of Maddy-lookalike goes viral
A photograph of a young girl at the Europa League soccer final who bears an uncanny resemblance to missing Madeleine McCann has gone viral.
![Ex-hostage: I was forced to fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-hostage: I was forced to fight
A girl who spent several months last year as a hostage of Boko Haram has told how she was ordered to fight alongside the Islamists in ambushes on the Nigerian military.