[News]My Mom’s No Felon’: Woman, 18, Snatched From Hospital As A Baby Defends Kidnapper ‘Who Gave Her Everything

Teenager snatched from her mother as a baby
has defended her kidnapper saying: "My
mom's no felon." Kamiyah Mobley was just
eight hours old when Gloria Williams, 51,
allegedly posed as a nurse and took her from
her birth mother Shanara in Jacksonville,
Florida, prosecutors said.
Now aged 18, she has grown up her entire life
believing she is Alexis Kelli Manigo, and had
no idea about her true identity until Williams
was arrested in Waleterboro, South Carolina.
Police say a DNA test proved Manigo is, in
fact, Kamiyah Mobley.
The teenager is understandably emotional at
the shocking news.
When Williams was taken into custody, the
pair shared an emotional goodbye, with
Manigo sobbing "Momma" and pushing her
fingers through a security window.
Later in court, Williams blew a kiss to Manigo
who was in the public gallery.
The teenager responded by shouting: "I love
you mom!"
In a Facebook post Manigo added: "My mother
raised me with everything I needed and most
of all everything I wanted
.
"The ignorant ones won't understand it.
My mother is no felon."
There were no photographs of the child so
police produced a composite image.
Officers pursed 2,000 leads.
A reward of $250,000 – £200,000 – was also
offered while the case featured on TV show
America's Most Wanted.
Mum Shanara later sued the hospital, receiving
a £1.23million ¬settlement
On the 10th anniversary of Kamiyah's
disappearance, she told how she still made her
a birthday cake every year – and put a piece in
the freezer in the hope she would one day
return.

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