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25th Jul 2016

Mother Arrested After Leaving Baby In Park

Katie Mythen-Lynch

A mother-of-two has been arrested in the seaside town of Blackpool in the United Kingdom after her baby was found beneath an upturned pram in a local park.

According to The Blackpool Gazette, a member of the public discovered the eleven-month-old baby girl in Watson Road Park, South Shore at approximately 7am on Sunday morning.

Police were alerted and a major search got underway for the child’s mother (42). She was later arrested at a house in the town on suspicion of child neglect.

The baby and its six-year-old sibling, who was with the mother, have been examined in hospital and are said to be doing well.

According to Lancashire Police, investigations into the incident continue.

More on this story as we have it…

Main image: Friends of Watson Road Park, Facebook

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