Ilias Sammy Latsis pleads guilty to stealing car with baby inside in Adelaide

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Ilias Sammy Latsis has pleaded guilty to abducting a four-month-old boy by stealing a car in the Adelaide suburb of Klemzig on Monday, ABC News reports.

CCTV images of Latsis. Photo: SA Police.

The 37-year-old made his first court appearance in the Adelaide Magistrates Court via video link today, where his lawyer entered guilty pleas to theft and abduction.

Latsis stole a Honda Jazz which had the baby in the back seat from outside a deli on Monday morning, then abandoned the car two hours later.

Source: ABC News.

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