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Bristol woman goes missing with newborn baby | Bristol woman goes missing with newborn baby |
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A mother and her four-day-old baby have gone missing from a hospital, prompting an "urgent" police search to find her. | |
Charlotte Bevan, 30, left St Michael's Hospital in Bristol between 20:30 and 21:00 GMT on Tuesday with her daughter, named Zarnee Teanna. | |
She did not have a coat or shoes and is thought to have been wearing hospital slippers, while her baby was wrapped only in blankets, police said. | |
Searches of the area near the hospital have been made overnight by police. | |
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Charlotte may appear confused and worried and her baby is inappropriately wrapped for the cold weather. | |
'Sudden departure' | |
"We are concerned for both Charlotte's welfare and that of her baby, and are urging Charlotte to let us know that she and her baby are alright." | |
Ms Bevan is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall, of average build with dark wavy hair. | Ms Bevan is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall, of average build with dark wavy hair. |
She was thought to be wearing a black top and black trousers when she left the hospital on Southwell Street, while the baby was in blue and white striped and coloured blankets | |
Det Insp Lindsay Shearlock, who is leading the search, said: "It's a sudden departure shortly after 20:30 last night. | |
"We're not clear why she left when she did, nobody was notified so we're really concerned for her and the baby. | |
"She hasn't done anything wrong, we just need to be sure they're both safe." | |
Officers have been searching the city centre overnight and appeals have been made to bus drivers, taxi drivers and early commuters and shift workers to look out for Charlotte and her daughter. | |
Anyone who sees Ms Bevan and her child is asked to call 999 immediately. |