【读新闻学英语】 出生11天的婴儿被绑架 绑匪居然被判无罪？因为......受害者不只一位！

A young woman has been discharged without conviction for kidnapping an 11-day-old baby from an Auckland home last year. Sydnee Shaunna Toulapapa, 19, crept into an Epsom home wearing a balaclava and stole the newborn on August 9. The girl was found safe about six hours later after a large police search.

去年一名年轻女孩从奥克兰一处民宅绑架了一名11天的新生婴儿，但她被免予起诉释放。19岁的Sydnee Shaunna Toulapapa在8月9日套着兜帽从Epsom的住宅中偷走了婴儿。在警方展开大规模搜索6小时后，婴儿被安全的找到。

balaclava：盔式大绒帽

Toulapapa pleaded guilty to kidnapping and burglary in March. She was discharged without conviction in the High Court at Auckland on Friday, although she was ordered to carry out 400 hours of community service and pay $2000 in reparations to the family or a charity. The court heard Toulapapa was coaxed into taking the baby by her 21-year-old cousin Nadene Faye Manukau-Togiavalu, who was the baby's nanny.

今年3月Toulapapa承认犯下绑架罪和入室行窃罪。她在周五被奥克兰高等法院免予起诉，但需要执行400小时的社区服务令，同时向受害家庭或是慈善机构缴2000纽币赔偿金。法庭认为Toulapapa是被21岁的表姐Nadene Faye Manukau-Togiavalu欺骗才带走婴儿的。Manukau-Togiavalu是婴儿的保姆。

reparation：赔偿；赔款

Manukau-Togiavalu wore a fake pregnancy belly for nine months and held a baby shower to convince family and friends she was having a baby.  The court heard Manukau-Togiavalu told Toulapapa she had given up her baby for adoption but regretted it and wanted the baby back. Manukau-Togiavalu said she was living with the adoptive parents to help breastfeed the child. Toulapapa asked Manukau-Togiavalu to help her get the baby back.

Manukau-Togiavalu穿戴假怀孕的肚兜穿了9个月，她甚至举办了迎婴派对，让亲朋好友相信自己怀了小孩。法院听到的证言包括Manukau-Togiavalu告诉Toulapapa她决定将婴儿送去寄养，但感到后悔希望把婴儿要回来。Manukau-Togiavalu说她和寄养父母生活在一起，帮助母乳喂养宝宝。Toulapapa向Manukau-Togiavalu提议要回宝宝。

breastfeed：母乳喂养

The baby's father described the kidnapping as evil and said learning his newborn had been taken was "something out of a horror movie". He described Manukau-Togiavalu as a "nightmare nanny" who left a trail of destruction. The father, who can't be named, has received counselling for post-traumatic stress and says he lives with the ongoing fear his baby will be harmed.

宝宝的父亲形容绑架的行为非常可怕，当得知新生儿被带走后就像“遭遇了恐怖电影的剧情”。他说Manukau-Togiavalu是一个“噩梦般的保姆”，给家里带来一片狼藉。这位不能透露姓名的父亲需要接受创伤后心理辅导，他说他活在担心宝宝受到伤害的持续恐惧之中。

 post-traumatic：受伤后的

Toulapapa had been living in Australia and was in New Zealand on holiday at the time. Her lawyer Annabel Cresswell says her client was wilfully blind and was taken in by someone who was a liar. She denied there was any financial incentive and she genuinely believed she was helping. She said Toulapapa genuinely believed the child belonged to her cousin and that she was extremely remorseful.

Toulapapa一直生活在澳大利亚，她当时正在新西兰度假。她的律师Annabel Cresswell说她的当事人是一厢情愿的盲目和被骗子给欺骗了；她没有收到财务激励，而是单纯的相信自己是在帮忙。律师说Toulapapa真的以为这个孩子是属于她的表姐，现在她感到无比后悔。

wilfully：任意地

take in：欺骗

genuinely：真诚地；诚实地

（责编：kakapo）