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| Baby abandoned on New York subway platform: CCTV footage shows woman who pushed buggy out of train – and then got back on | Baby abandoned on New York subway platform: CCTV footage shows woman who pushed buggy out of train – and then got back on |
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| Police in New York have detained a woman they say abandoned a baby after pushing it out of a stationery train and on to a busy Manhattan subway platform. | Police in New York have detained a woman they say abandoned a baby after pushing it out of a stationery train and on to a busy Manhattan subway platform. |
| The six- to seven-month-old baby girl was left visibly distressed but police said a hospital examination showed there were otherwise no apparent signs of trauma or ill-treatment. | The six- to seven-month-old baby girl was left visibly distressed but police said a hospital examination showed there were otherwise no apparent signs of trauma or ill-treatment. |
| Witnesses described how the woman, believed to be in her 20s, was on the northbound Number 1 train when it arrived at the Columbus Circle station at around noon on Monday, police said. | Witnesses described how the woman, believed to be in her 20s, was on the northbound Number 1 train when it arrived at the Columbus Circle station at around noon on Monday, police said. |
| She pushed the baby’s buggy on to the platform, then got back onto the train as the doors closed. | She pushed the baby’s buggy on to the platform, then got back onto the train as the doors closed. |
| The baby, wearing a red and white blouse, leggings and a nappy, was found alone on the platform by a 33-year-old woman, who according to CBS New York waited for 20 minutes for the woman to return before contacting police. | The baby, wearing a red and white blouse, leggings and a nappy, was found alone on the platform by a 33-year-old woman, who according to CBS New York waited for 20 minutes for the woman to return before contacting police. |
| The little girl is now in the care of the New York City Administration for Child Services, and an appeal was launched to find the woman involved. | |
| Help us ID this child. Abandoned at 59 St & Columbus Ave subway stn on 7/7. Last seen w/ F/20s. Call #800577TIPS pic.twitter.com/OcBZlqysQp | Help us ID this child. Abandoned at 59 St & Columbus Ave subway stn on 7/7. Last seen w/ F/20s. Call #800577TIPS pic.twitter.com/OcBZlqysQp |
| Police confirmed early Tuesday morning local time that they had detained a woman for questioning and, while they haven't released her name, confirmed that they believe her to be the child's mother. | |
| Authorities are not ruling out the possibility that the baby could have been left on the platform unintentionally. | Authorities are not ruling out the possibility that the baby could have been left on the platform unintentionally. |
| Police shared pictures of the baby sat in her polka-dot buggy clutching a bottle, and also released footage taken from surveillance cameras earlier in the day which appears to show the woman still with the child entering the subway. | |
| Anyone with information has been urged to contact the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline on 1-800-577-TIPS. | Anyone with information has been urged to contact the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline on 1-800-577-TIPS. |