Abandoned Baby Elsa Is Third Newborn Deserted By Same Parents

[naomi24]

//A newborn baby found earlier this year in Newham, east London, is the third child abandoned by the same parents, the BBC can report.

DNA tests presented to the East London Family Court established that “Baby Elsa” is the sibling of two babies, a boy and a girl, found in very similar circumstances in 2017 and 2019.

Despite appeals by the Metropolitan Police, their parents have not been identified.  //

 

The baby was about an hour old when found.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5115e7k2eno

 

A case for keeping DNA records?

[barry1010]

No.  This is still a very rare occurrence and my worry is that a person thinking about abandoning a baby would fear the consequences and find a way of disposing of a body in a way that it would be unlikely to be found.

Unless the police are withholding information so far the three babies have been left where they were likely to be found alive 

[barry1010]

There were no babies with the same parents found abandoned, dead

[237SJ]

It made me wonder if the parents are illegal immigrants and can't go to a doctor or declare a birth.  By leaving them, they know they will get British citizenship and a (hopefully) decent upbringing.  Just my thought though.

[barry1010]

I do hope that it's something like that and nothing more sinister

[Old_Geezer]

Serial offenders. No responsibility taken. Someone must know of a recently pregnant neighbour.

 

No. Compulsory DNA records is an infringement of individual rights by the state. A knee jerk reaction to a failure to investigate is likely to be a move regretted sooner or later.

[youngmafbog]

Not sure keeping DNA records (apart from non citizens coming into the country) would be of much use.  Plus a rather costly exercise.

Lets just hope its not a case of the woman being held captive.

[jourdain2]

I was just going to say that ymb.  There was that case, was it in Germany?, of someone keeping a young woman captive for years and producing infants.  I sincerely hope not. 

[Cloverjo]

I'm glad they left the babies where they could be found safe. The parents are obviously not well. 
 

In the case of keeping DNA records, it's difficult.
We need to find these people to give them the help they so obviously need. 
The poor mother. I can't imagine. 

[barry1010]

We can't assume the parents are not well.

The mother could be a trafficked 'modern slave', a missing woman kept prisoner, a woman who simply thinks it's the best option.  It could be a case of incest...any number of reasons.

 

[mumstheword1]

Whatever the reasons it is heart breaking 

[elliemay1]

It is so heartbreaking, Thank God they are alive and doing well. 

[Peter Pedant]

DNA wd sort out a lot of this - kinda where the parents from, and if they are related.

and yes some women can have a baby, get out of bed and get on with the housework...

[barry1010]

DNA has proved the babies are related.  We know where they are from, somewhere within a few hours travel of where they were found in London. It doesn't identify the parents.  Do you want mass DNA testing, PP?

[naomi24]

My concern about tracing the parents is that Social Services will probably want to work with them and encourage them to take the children back.  In my opinion those babies are best adopted by parents who do want them and will care for them.

[Old_Geezer]

Once adopted I'd have thought authorities would take the view that returning them wouldn't be in the child's interest.

[naomi24]

I meant if dnaevidence  had been available to enable them to trace the parents, OG.  The children wouldn't necessarily have been up for adoption then.