Mum abandons newborn baby boy in Jersey hospital waiting room

  • Baby boy was dumped in the waiting room of Jersey General Hospital in St Helier
  • Clip shows woman carrying a child into premises before leaving empty handed
  • Police hunting the woman say they’re gravely concerned about her state of mind

Police are hunting a mother who abandoned her newborn baby boy in the waiting room of a hospital with his umbilical cord still attached.

The child was found in the emergency department of Jersey General Hospital in St Helier at around 5.40am this morning.

The baby was medically assessed and described as ‘fit and well’ but police are appealing for the boy’s mother to come forward.

A spokesman said they were ‘extremely concerned’ about her and have released CCTV footage of two women they think may be able to help with the investigation.

The clip shows two women walking towards the hospital, with one of them carrying a baby.

The woman holding the child enters the emergency department before she’s seen leaving shortly afterwards without the baby.

Supt James Wileman said the baby’s mother may have been one of the two people who left him in the care of the emergency department, but this could not be confirmed.

Police are hunting a mother who abandoned her newborn baby boy in the waiting room of a Jersey hospital with his umbilical cord still attached. They’ve released CCTV footage of two women (pictured) they want to question

He said: ‘I want to appeal directly to the mother so that we can offer her medical and emotional support.

‘We know to do this she must have been desperate and by leaving the baby at the hospital we know she wanted him to be looked after and to know he was safe, so our paramount concern now is for the mother’s safety and welfare.’

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. 



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