Gloria Williams posed as a nurse and stole Kamiyah Mobley when she was just a few hours old in 1998 - and the crime only came to light last year
Kamiyah Mobley pictured with the woman she thought was her mother, Gloria Williams
A woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a baby from a hospital just hours after she was born has been sentenced to 18 years in jail.
Gloria Williams posed as a nurse and stole Kamiyah Mobley from a Jacksonville hospital, Florida back in July 1998.
She changed the girl's name to Alexis Manigo, moved to South Carolina and raised her as her own.
Mirror Online previously reported that Kamiyah had forgiven the woman who raised her and begged the court for leniency.
And the trial was given heartbreaking evidence from her real mother as she described the emotional torment of having her child taken away from her.
Shanara Mobley told the court she thought about suicide "every day", said she still feels the loss deeply, which worsened after watching her daughter refer to her kidnapper Gloria Williams as "mom".
Gloria Williams faces 18 years in prison for child-snatching
The girl's real mum Shanara Mobley broke down as she gave evidence against the kidnapper
She told the court: "I always thought about my baby every day, every day, every day. I would catch myself in my car crying, in bed crying, taking a bath crying, doing something with her siblings and crying.
"It doesn't heal now, I am still hurting. When you're reaching out to my child - 'I am your mother Kamiyah. I am your mother!'"
Ms Mobley has called for Williams to face the death penalty.
Williams, who was arrested in 2017, entered guilty pleas to charges of felony kidnapping and interference earlier this year as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Gloria Williams has already spent more tha 500 days in prison
Kamiyah Mobley was just eight hours old when she kidnapped her
At Friday's sentencing, Williams, 52, was given credit for her 511 days of time served.
In a statement Ms Mobley's attorney, Justin Bamberg, said in a statement: "Kamiyah is now processing what it means for the woman she’s known as mother to receive an 18-year prison sentence.
"However, she understands Gloria had to be held accountable for her actions.
"She also understands that her biological parents have the absolute right to view today as a joyous day.
"We can only ask that everyone respect her privacy, give her time to take things in, and continue to pray for the well-being of each and every person whose life has been touched by this almost 20-year chain of events."
