The New York Police Department released surveillance footage on Tuesday showing a woman wanted for questioning after a newborn baby was found abandoned inside a Manhattan subway station with its umbilical cord still attached, as reported [1] by The New York Post.
A newborn girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket at a subway station in Midtown Manhattan during New York City’s Monday morning rush hour, authorities said. https://t.co/i0ug2kTEpZ [2]
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According to police, the infant girl was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Monday on the southbound platform of the 1 train at the 34th Street–Penn Station stop during the morning rush hour. The baby had been left wrapped in a blanket on the station floor.
Police investigate who left baby girl on Penn Station subway stairs
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About 30 minutes before the discovery, an unidentified individual entered the subway station, placed the baby on the ground, and left on foot, officials said.
The video released by the NYPD shows a woman walking near 7th Avenue and 34th Street in Midtown — not far from where the baby was found. She can be seen holding a bundle wrapped in white cloths as she walks along the sidewalk.
Investigators said the woman was wearing pink pants, a red headscarf, and glasses at the time.
Authorities believe the woman in the video may have information relevant to the investigation and are seeking the public’s help identifying her.
Police officers responding to the scene transported the newborn to Bellevue Hospital, where she was reported to be conscious, alert, and in stable condition.
Law enforcement officials have not made any arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing. Detectives from the NYPD’s Special Victims Division are leading the case, which remains a high priority given the infant’s condition and the circumstances under which she was found.
BREAKING: Police have released footage of the woman who abandoned her newborn baby in the NYC subway with the umbilical cord still attached.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). pic.twitter.com/yMV1Fw9MNw [8]
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Police are urging anyone who has information about the woman’s identity or the baby’s abandonment to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The department emphasized that all calls will be kept confidential as they continue efforts to locate the woman and determine the events leading up to the child’s discovery.