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Abandoned Worcester baby: Police struggle to determine Joseph's ethnicity | Abandoned Worcester baby: Police struggle to determine Joseph's ethnicity |
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The ethnicity of a baby found abandoned on a doorstep in Worcester has still not been determined by police. | The ethnicity of a baby found abandoned on a doorstep in Worcester has still not been determined by police. |
Named by nursing staff who looked after him, Joseph was found wrapped in an orange hessian bag in the Lower Wick area early on Thursday. | Named by nursing staff who looked after him, Joseph was found wrapped in an orange hessian bag in the Lower Wick area early on Thursday. |
He is now in the care of social services but West Mercia Police have been unable to trace his mother. | He is now in the care of social services but West Mercia Police have been unable to trace his mother. |
Det Ch Insp Stacey Williamson said finding out Joseph's ethnicity was key to their investigation. | Det Ch Insp Stacey Williamson said finding out Joseph's ethnicity was key to their investigation. |
"Tests have been carried out but the (Worcestershire Royal) hospital does not have the experts to figure it out," she said. | "Tests have been carried out but the (Worcestershire Royal) hospital does not have the experts to figure it out," she said. |
"It is more than likely that we will need to go through a forensic route. | "It is more than likely that we will need to go through a forensic route. |
"We've been to the College of Policing as well as other police forces for guidance and advice on dealing with this issue." | "We've been to the College of Policing as well as other police forces for guidance and advice on dealing with this issue." |
'No direct link' | 'No direct link' |
The bag Joseph was found in is believed to be from South Africa and has the words "Woolworth's - The Difference, A Community Based Project" written on it. | The bag Joseph was found in is believed to be from South Africa and has the words "Woolworth's - The Difference, A Community Based Project" written on it. |
Officers have appealed to anyone who may have a connection with South Africa and was due to give birth to come forward. | Officers have appealed to anyone who may have a connection with South Africa and was due to give birth to come forward. |
They have also been in contact with local schools and health services as well as families known to the childminder who found the baby on her doorstep. | |
Adrienne Hunt has worked with children since 2003 and said whoever left the baby with her must have known what she did for a living. | Adrienne Hunt has worked with children since 2003 and said whoever left the baby with her must have known what she did for a living. |
Ms Williams said very few people had been in touch to offer information and a 24-hour phone line was set up by the hospital in the hope that the mother will make contact. | Ms Williams said very few people had been in touch to offer information and a 24-hour phone line was set up by the hospital in the hope that the mother will make contact. |
She said officers would continue house to house enquiries on Monday. | She said officers would continue house to house enquiries on Monday. |