A New York City nanny is accused of kidnapping a 3-year-old girl who was in her care, police said.
Fatima Alexander, 59, was last seen with three-year-old Gabriella Russo at the child’s lower Manhattan home on Tuesday at around 9:15 a.m., ABC News reported. The two were reported missing by police, the NYPD said.
The NYPD then tweeted a “missing person” poster later that day.
The nanny was supposed to bring the girl to day care when she picked her up on Tuesday. But about 15 hours later, she returned the toddler to the child’s home just after midnight. Police said the pair were in “good condition.”
The nanny was arrested and charged with kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawful imprisonment.
Alexander had worked with the child’s family for more than 10 years. She has no known medical issues, WABC-TV reported.
“She didn’t make it to school,” Rebecca Russo, the aunt of the child, said of the girl on Tuesday night, according to NBC New York. “We last saw her on surveillance cameras.”
When she was asked where she took the child, Alexander replied, “Nowhere.”
