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| Police have arrested the mother of a toddler found abandoned on a doorstep in Cumbria on Thursday night. The 42-year-old woman was detained yesterday on suspicion of child neglect. | Police have arrested the mother of a toddler found abandoned on a doorstep in Cumbria on Thursday night. The 42-year-old woman was detained yesterday on suspicion of child neglect. |
| The arrest comes after a campaign was launched to trace the mother of the two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was left in a pram outside a house in Carlisle. Reports say that someone rang the doorbell but made off before it was answered, leaving the child to be discovered. | The arrest comes after a campaign was launched to trace the mother of the two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was left in a pram outside a house in Carlisle. Reports say that someone rang the doorbell but made off before it was answered, leaving the child to be discovered. |
| The suspect was described as 5ft 5in and of slim to medium build. She had brown hair, tied in a ponytail, and was wearing a white top, a lilac cardigan and dark-coloured trousers. | The suspect was described as 5ft 5in and of slim to medium build. She had brown hair, tied in a ponytail, and was wearing a white top, a lilac cardigan and dark-coloured trousers. |
| The owners of the property notified the police, saying that they did not know the woman or the girl. The child is said to have been unharmed in the incident, and is now in the care of social services where she will remain until further investigation. | The owners of the property notified the police, saying that they did not know the woman or the girl. The child is said to have been unharmed in the incident, and is now in the care of social services where she will remain until further investigation. |
| Cumbria police said they would like to offer their thanks to members of the community who helped to identify the mother. | Cumbria police said they would like to offer their thanks to members of the community who helped to identify the mother. |
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