Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Girl found abandoned in pram

 

Alistair Keely
Saturday 24 September 2011 10:47 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.

The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.

Police are appealing for the mother of a small child who was found unattended in a pram to come forward.

Humberside Police said the child, a girl aged between 12 and 18 months old, was found in a pram on Southcoates Lane, Hull.

Police were called to the scene in the early hours today by a member of the public.

The child was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary to be examined and is now safe and well in the care of the local authority, police said.

A police spokeswoman added: "It is not known at this stage how long the child had been there and police are carrying out a number of inquiries in the local area.

"Investigations are on-going to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident and to identify the child and her mother.

"Police are concerned for the welfare of the mother of the child and would ask anyone who knows her or for the mother herself to contact police as a matter of urgency." PA

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in