An 18-month-old girl who was taken from a police station by a mystery woman has been found safe and well.


Audrey Nyanor was found at an address in Harlesden, north west London. A woman in her 30s, who was with Audrey when she was found, has been arrested.

The child had been taken from Walworth police station in south-east London by a woman claiming to be a friend of the toddler's mother.

Her mother, 36-year-old Cynthia Boakye, had been arrested in connection with alleged immigration offences. She was later released on bail.


She told Sky News: "We are very very happy. We have not been able to eat, sleep, nothing. Now we thank God.

"I haven't seen Audrey yet, so I'm not as happy as I could be, because I don't know what state she is in."

Audrey's grandmother Agatha Owsuah said the child's safe return was "a very big Christmas present".

She said: "The police were supposed to check with Audrey's mother that the woman who came to collect her was her friend. They did not do that."

Police said: "At approximately 10.30am a woman attended the police station purporting to be a 46-year-old friend of the mother.

"The details she gave to police corresponded with the name of the woman Audrey's mother had told police would pick up her daughter.

"As a result she left the police station with the child at approximately 10.40am.

"Subsequently it became apparent that the woman was not the same person who had been organised to pick up the child.

Police issued images of the woman at the police station and at Elephant and Castle Tube station, where she was pictured carrying Audrey.

Seven people have been arrested over the incident. All but one have been released on bail.