Abducted Rio Baby Found in Minas Gerais, Suspect Arrested as Mother Remains in Serious Condition

Overview

• Ana Paula da Costa, 29, was detained in Cataguases and faces charges of child abduction, attempted homicide and abandonment of a minor.
• Security video placed the suspect on BR-116 with both children and showed the 7-year-old later left behind near a roadside lanchonete in Guapimirim.
• Residents rescued the older child, who is now under Conselho Tutelar care, while the recovered infant was placed in a shelter.
• Investigators say the suspect befriended the mother with offers of financial help and donations and asked for the children’s documents before the disappearance.
• Rosimere da Hora remains hospitalized at Hospital Getúlio Vargas with extensive burns, and police say the suspect told relatives in Cataguases the baby was her own.