In a heart-wrenching incident, a newborn baby was discovered abandoned in a shopping bag on a London street during an “extremely cold” night with temperatures reaching -4°C. The baby, who was just an hour old, has been named Elsa by hospital staff, and authorities are urgently seeking information to identify and locate the mother.
Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, local policing commander for north-east London, held a press conference in Newham to provide details about the baby’s discovery. The infant, who is believed to be of black or mixed race heritage, was found by a dog walker at the junction of Greenway and High Street South in Newham, east London, at 9:13 pm.
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