Overview
- The baby's parents provided swab and blood samples for tests that the Public Prosecutor will oversee, with results expected in roughly 20 to 30 days according to the father.
- Suspect Shayra Sandy Puza Hernández, a former hospital cleaning worker, disguised herself as a nursing technician and has acknowledged faking a pregnancy.
- She remains held at the PNP Criminalistics division after her interrogation was rescheduled, and prosecutors plan to request a seven-day extension beyond the 48-hour flagrancia period.
- The Health Minister said SuSalud will intervene at the Augusto Hernández Mendoza hospital to determine responsibilities and verify compliance with security protocols.
- A criminal law specialist said the offense could carry life imprisonment, noted potential mitigating factors, and the parents registered the baby at the hospital’s RENIEC office.