Police in Nairobi have arrested a woman said to have stolen an infant in Nairobi.

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[Photo/Mercy Obaga]

The woman is said to have stolen the baby at Kenyatta National Hospital on Sunday.

[Photo/Mercy Obaga]

Police nabbed the woman Tuesday after a neighbour phoned the father telling him he had spotted a child like his.

[Photo/Mercy Obaga]

She narrowly escaped public lynching after police shielded her from neighbours who wanted to set her on fire.

[Photo/Mercy Obaga]

Parents have been cautioned to take great care of small babies and shield them from any preying thieves.

[Photo/Mercy Obaga]