The police in the eastern Finnish city of Varkaus announced Friday that they suspected a local girl, 15, of kidnapping a baby from a pram and burying the three-month infant in a snowdrift.

The police added that child protection officers had taken the suspect into custody.

The suspected kidnapping took place on Monday, with the baby surviving hours buried in the snow.

Earlier this week, the police upgraded the investigation into an attempted murder inquiry.

STT