In the meantime, her extended family has been located. And according to Saleh al-Badran, the baby’s great uncle, Aya’s father, Abdullah Turki Mleihan moved the family to Jinderis in 2014 after the Islamic State group captured their village.
To protect the baby, there are local police officers posted in the hospital.
Miracle baby kidnap attempt
By all accounts, the baby is in good health. And Dr. Hani Maarouf, a pediatrician at Cihan Hospital said the director of the hospital’s wife has been breast-feeding the baby girl.
“We have stopped all the medicines that we were giving Aya and now she is being breastfed when she needs,” Maarouf explained via phone.
A local official, who chooses anonymity to avoid reprisals, reported that the hospital was invaded by armed men on Monday night. The men beat the hospital director.
Earlier in the day the director fired a male nurse. The nurse was taking pictures of Aya and the hospital. And the director feared it was an attempt to kidnap Aya.
Hours later the nurse returned accompanied by gunmen. And that’s when the assault on the hospital director took place.
