An elderly Spanish doctor who became the first person to stand trial over the country’s infamous “stolen babies” scandal has been found guilty of all charges but acquitted because the statute of limitations had expired. Some of the stolen children are thought to have been placed with families in the US and Latin America. Photograph: webMadrigal, whose mother told her she was adopted when she turned 18, described the court’s decision as “bittersweet” and said she would appeal against it. She said some of the stolen children had been placed with families in countries including the US, Mexico and Chile. “We were Europe’s baby supermarket and babies were stolen for 60 years,” she said.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2018 11:47 UTC