A woman was arrested at Miami International Airport on Tuesday morning after she took a young boy from his mother and then refused to give him back, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said the mother and her 4-year-old son, who was crying, were in line for a check-in counter when 23-year-old Alvina Agba approached and offered to help soothe the boy.

The boy's mother allowed Agba to hold her son in an effort to calm him down, according to the arrest report. While still holding the boy, police said Agba walked out of the line and away from the mother.

Woman refused to give child back to his mother

Investigators said the mother followed Agba, who eventually sat down on the floor, and asked her to give back her son.

Agba replied, "No, this is my child," as she wra

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