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Baby girl found in cardboard box in Northamptonshire | |
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A baby girl thought to be less than a month old has been found in a cardboard box left outside a house in Northamptonshire. | A baby girl thought to be less than a month old has been found in a cardboard box left outside a house in Northamptonshire. |
The infant, wrapped in a blue blanket, was discovered at about 9am by a member of the public who heard a noise coming from the box. | The infant, wrapped in a blue blanket, was discovered at about 9am by a member of the public who heard a noise coming from the box. |
Police said the child, found in Ibsen Walk, Corby, appears to be in good health and is being cared for at Kettering general hospital. | Police said the child, found in Ibsen Walk, Corby, appears to be in good health and is being cared for at Kettering general hospital. |
The baby has dark hair and is believed to be between one and four weeks old. | The baby has dark hair and is believed to be between one and four weeks old. |
Officers urgently need to trace the baby’s mother and have appealed for her to come forward amid concern for her welfare. | Officers urgently need to trace the baby’s mother and have appealed for her to come forward amid concern for her welfare. |
Northamptonshire police Det Supt Steven Lingley said: “For me, it’s really important that urgently we trace the baby’s mother. | Northamptonshire police Det Supt Steven Lingley said: “For me, it’s really important that urgently we trace the baby’s mother. |
“We are concerned for her welfare. The circumstances of this are quite unusual, quite extreme.” | “We are concerned for her welfare. The circumstances of this are quite unusual, quite extreme.” |
Anyone with information to assist the inquiry is urged to contact Northamptonshire police on 101 or to call the Crimestoppers service anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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