Newborn baby abandoned in tote bag in the Bronx, New York City
A newborn baby was discovered abandoned and left inside a tote bag in the Bronx in New York City over the weekend.
The baby was found early Sunday morning outside a home on Reverend James A Polite Ave in the East Tremont neighbourhood.
The infant was wrapped in a blanket inside the tote bag, according to the NYPD.
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Police released surveillance images of the person suspected of abandoning the baby over the weekend.
The state of New York has a safe haven law, or the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, where a parent can abandon “a newborn baby up to 30 days of age anonymously and without fear of prosecution — if the baby is abandoned in a safe manner”.
In the case of the law, the parent must abandon the baby in a safe location, such as a hospital, staffed police station, or staffed fire station, provided they also notify an “appropriate person”, according to the Office of Children and Family Services.
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