Woman under guard after police discover newborn baby with critical injuries left outside a home
Forensic police attended the scene after a baby was found with life-threatening injuries only hours after being born and a woman was detained.
Emergency services were called and discovered the newborn infant at around 2:40am outside a home on Gladstone Road in Dandenong North on the outskirts of Melbourne.
The child was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
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It’s believed the baby had been born overnight.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,” police said.
Anyone with any information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
