A newborn baby was found abandoned In the shopping bag London, United Kingdom A British court announced that the third baby abandoned by the same parents occurred in January last year.
The latest abandoned baby, named “Baby Elsa,” was found by a dog walker in sub-zero temperatures on January 18 in Newham, east London. She was wrapped in a towel and placed in a shopping bag on the side of the road.
Court documents say Baby Elsa She was less than an hour old when a dog walker found her, with her umbilical cord still attached.
Now, East London Family Court says DNA testing on baby Elsa has confirmed she is The third child was abandoned Born of the same parents.
Two other siblings, a boy and a girl, were also abandoned by their parents in 2017 and 2019. The two siblings were previously known as Baby Harry and Baby Roman, respectively, although their names have since been changed. They were also found and taken to a medical facility shortly after being abandoned.
The court said the three abandonment cases were of a similar nature and the abandoned babies were all found in the same area of London.
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Baby Aisha's parents have not yet been publicly identified, but Scotland Yard Find ThemThey are asking anyone with information to come forward.
“We understand that this information will become public once restrictions are lifted and will be of great public concern. This is huge news and our priority is trying to locate the mother and provide support to her,” Detective Sergeant Jamie Humm said in a statement.
The BBC and PA Media were granted special permission to report on the identity of baby Elsa's parents because the judge in the case said they were of “substantial public interest” in the U.K. Usually, Britain prohibits reporting on such cases and places restrictions on the identity of minors and their family members.
“In all three cases, we have been working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to locate the children's parents, but have not been successful at this time,” Humm continued. “We must also consider the sensitivities surrounding all of the children now in care. Their well-being, including their privacy, is of paramount importance.”
Judge Carol Atkinson of the East London Family Court said child abandonment was “very, very unusual” in England today.
Baby Elsa, named by hospital staff after the freezing weather she was found in, remains in foster care but is doing well, according to the court. Two older siblings have been adopted.
The court plans to inform the three children that they are siblings and will facilitate contact between them.
It is not clear how many babies are abandoned in the UK each year, but the Office for National Statistics says There are records showing 12 abandoned babies Between 2005 and 2014 in England and Wales.
Some groups have criticised these statistics, saying they are too low to be legitimate. University College London said in 2009 16 babies are abandoned every year in England
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