The spokesman said the other suspects are the kidnapper's husband and four other family members who are accused of being accomplices. He said all the six suspects were handed over to the Prosecution and Investigation Commission for further questioning.

Sources close to the family of the prime suspect said she had been married for 18 years without children. They added that she was planning to adopt the kidnapped child.

They said the father of the kidnapped child, Badr Al-Mizaini, relinquished his private right to sue the kidnapper. He reportedly said he was so happy that his son had returned to him that he was forgoing his legal right to file a complaint.

The mother of Anas said she forgave the woman who kidnapped her baby as she could feel a childless woman’s mental state.

“I am not angry at the kidnapper as I know for certain that she has a mother’s heart. I realize that she is looking for a baby and she might have yielded to the temptation to steal a baby at a moment of weakness after suffering a long period of barrenness. I am convinced of her yearning for a baby when I see on Anas’ person the marks of utmost attention,” the mother said.

She added that she is praying to the Almighty to bless that woman with a baby.

However, she warned that no one should steal another’s baby as it is an unpardonable sin.

According to an informed source, the Ministry of Health is planning to enforce rigorous regulations to ensure safety of babies in all hospitals in view of the increasing reports of kidnappings.

President of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) Muflih Al-Qahtani has blamed government hospitals of negligence and having poor security and demanded that the Ministry of Health review its regulations governing security in hospitals.

He recommended that babies be safeguarded with wristbands that would alert security guards if somebody removes them from their beds. He also recommended installing more cameras in hospitals.

Another NSHR member said the society would offer help if the parents of Anas wanted to sue the Ministry of Health for the agony they suffered.