Police Trace Baby Joseph’s Mother, Worcester Police believe they have identified the mother of a baby who was found abandoned on the doorstep of a house in Worcester last month. At around 4.30am on Thursday 18 July, baby Joseph was found in a Hessian bag after the doorbell was rung at a house in the Columbia Drive area of Lower Wick. He was thought to be around 24 hours old when found. After being cared for by midwives at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital he was passed into the care of social services and is currently being looked after by foster parents. Police and midwives made several appeals to the mother to come forward and for information from the public. A number of calls led detectives to contact a woman in her 30s from Worcester. She was arrested yesterday along with a man in his 30s, both on suspicion of child neglect. They were questioned at length and were released on police bail late yesterday pending further inquiries. Detective Inspector Neil Austin, who led the search to find the mother, said: “We are all relieved that we believe we have finally traced Joseph’s mother. “I would like to thank the media and the public for all the support they shown for Joseph and for our efforts to find his mother. A number of calls from the public provided vital lines of inquiry and I would especially like to thank those people who responded to our appeals and told us about the concerns they had. “Our investigation into this case continues and we now have to look at whether those arrested have behaved in a criminal manner and whether it is in the public interest for them to be dealt with for any possible offences. We will be liaising with our partner agencies before any decisions are made. “As we have arrested two people and a criminal investigation is underway, I cannot give any further details about the circumstances around this unfortunate case other than to say Joseph continues to thrive with the care he is being given
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:16:38 +0000
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