Miracle baby mother 'stole child'

Mrs Deya claims she gave birth on Saturday

The wife of a Kenyan pastor accused of child trafficking has been charged with stealing a baby, four days after her arrest at a hospital in the capital.

Mary Deya, 57, was detained on Saturday, after saying she had given birth - claims denied by local doctors.

She denies the charge but the Kenyan court did not grant bail pending the hearing of the case later this month.

UK-based televangelist Gilbert Deya says he can make infertile women pregnant through prayer.

Earlier this week a Kenyan court issued a second warrant for his arrest.

Hospital

Mrs Deya arrived at The Nairobi Hospital early on Saturday morning with a baby still attached to the placenta, said the hospital's chief executive officer, Dr Cleopa Mailu.

Gilbert Deya denies he is involved in child trafficking

She was transferred to a different hospital, where Mrs Deya said she had been attending ante-natal classes.

There doctors said they found no sign to show that she has just given birth.

After her arrest, Mrs Deya's lawyer claimed she had been "tortured" and manhandled by the police.

The police have run a DNA test to test her claim.

Kenyan police allege the Gilbert Deya Ministries is an international baby-snatching ring and have asked the UK government to extradite Mr Deya.

They say their investigation revolves around the disappearance of babies from Nairobi's Pumwani Maternity Hospital and involves suspects in Britain, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya.

A year ago, they took 20 of Mr Deya's "miracle babies" into care in Nairobi after they were found to have no genetic link to the women claiming to be their mothers.

The self-styled archbishop is currently in Scotland and is seeking political asylum, saying he would not receive a fair trial in Kenya.

The pastor denies involvement in child trafficking.