Brenda Batisse was arrested hours after abducting the infant from St. Joseph's Health Centre at a home in Kirkland Lake, Ont. The 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty three weeks later to charges of abduction and endangering the life of an infant. In passing sentence today, a judge acknowledged that Batisse had been a victim of abuse, but the "enormity of the crime" warranted a prison sentence.

The judge also noted that the kidnapping was planned and a committed against a "vulnerable victim."

Batisse's lawyer says an appeal would be filed immediately with a request to have her released on bail until the appeal is heard.