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A woman has been charged after allegedly kidnapping a child from a Melbourne primary school on Friday morning.
Police allege the woman, 35, walked into Fitzroy Primary School on George Street in the inner suburb of Fitzroy and abducted a five-year-old girl at around 9am.
She walked with the child to Atherton Gardens on Brunswick Street - a distance of about 600metres.
They were spotted by a member of the public, who called the police at around 9.40am, detectives said.
The woman was arrested without incident.
A woman has been charged after allegedly kidnapping a child from Fitzroy Primary School in Melbourne (pictured) in a terrifying incident on Friday morning
Police allege the woman, 35, walked into the school on George Street in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy (map pictured) and abducted a five-year-old girl at around 9am
The child suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital in a stable condition for assessment.
The primary school immediately called the police when it became aware of the 'disturbing incident', a Department of Education spokesperson said.
The woman, who has no fixed address, has been charged with child stealing and will appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court tonight.
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