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Possible early release for woman who kidnapped newborn in Trois-Rivières

Valérie Poulin Collins, the woman charged in the abduction of the baby in Trois-Rivieres, heading into court Thursday, May 29, 2014. Sylvain Mayer/Le Nouvelliste

TROIS-RIVIÈRES – Valerie Poulin-Collins, the woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from a Trois-Rivières hospital, is expected to get an early release from prison.

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The 21-year-old was sentenced to two years in jail last October after she dressed up as a nurse and left the hospital with a 16-hour-old child.

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Police arrested Poulin-Collins outside her home on May 26 after a group of teenagers recognized her from a surveillance video still sent out with an Amber Alert.

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The baby girl was returned to her parents unharmed.

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