Canada - Toronto LE search for woman, baby after blood and forceps found in park, 26 Nov 2018

[dotr]

Police search for woman, baby after blood and forceps found in Mississauga park
"Police are reaching out to the public for help tracking down a mother and a newborn child who investigators say may be in medical distress.

According to police, officers received a call about a “suspicious” incident at Sugar Maple Woods Park in Mississauga at around 3:50 p.m. on Monday.

When police arrived on scene, they found blood, forceps, and other evidence “consistent with childbirth.”


"We had officers check the area and also our canine unit attended and the victim wasn’t located,” Const. Iryna Yashnyk told CP24 on Tuesday.

“We have concerns for the mother and child’s wellbeing and are hoping that any witnesses will come forward with information.”

 

[meanmaryjean]

Oh.
My.
Gosh!

Forceps - yikes, what a risk (besides all the other stuff!)

 

[dotr]

Oh.
My.
Gosh!

Forceps - yikes, what a risk (besides all the other stuff!)

Who has forceps handy and brings them to a park?

 

[flute4peace]

Who has forceps handy and brings them to a park?

No kidding! You can't just buy them at the corner store.

 

[Gumbeaux]

Dear me. Does a pleasant day ever exist?!

Despite all, I say emphatically yes. Perception of the world is everything.

 

[Woodland]

Who has forceps handy and brings them to a park?

That was my first thought as well dotr - how does one know they will even be required at a birth outside a hospital? Who was going to assist and use the forceps?

I hope they are found soon - alive and well.

 

[katydid23]

Did someone steal this woman's baby?

 

[SleuthyLou]

This title caught my eye as something definitely unique. I hope they are found safe and healthy soon. How scary for the mom.

 

[otto]

Did someone steal this woman's baby?

My first thought was a late term abortion, but that is also a good possibility.

 

[meanmaryjean]

My first thought is home birth by an unlicensed midwife and they just disposed of things in the park. But that doesn't really make sense either.

NOTHING about this makes sense!

 

[JDG]

No kidding! You can't just buy them at the corner store.

You can go to a surgical supply store and buy items. There are a few of them in the TO area.

I'm wondering if by 'forceps' they mean a clamp, similar to scissors not obstetrical forceps.

Its a bit cold, at freezing, to be delivering in a park! Might be a very young mother who has hidden her pregnancy and is afraid of being found out.

Nearly 22 hrs ago, not good.

 

[dotr]

Police search for mother, baby after blood and forceps found in Mississauga park

"Police have set up a mobile command centre at the scene and have brought in two drones to search the park."

 

[musicaljoke]

Some kind of wonky new childbirth method? Fresh air, under the stars...

 

[carbuff]

Did someone steal this woman's baby?

I was wondering that as well. I doubt if a person who would do that would be very concerned about the mother's health afterwards.

 

[LaborDayRN]

If the placenta is located at the scene, they will be able to estimate the age of the baby.

 

[Woodland]

Did someone steal this woman's baby?

This seems like a real possibility - google maps shows the park is very near Credit Valley Hospital - the first thing that came up on a google search of the hospital was 'having your baby at the Credit Valley Hospital'.

Was she on her way there? If so, she could have been in labor - which seems like the time when one might need forceps.

Either way, what a terrible situation.

 

[katydid23]

If there is a pregnant woman that is missing, you'd think someone would have reported that already?

 

[charminglane]

Amazon delivers forceps. Of course.

 

[otto]

If there is a pregnant woman that is missing, you'd think someone would have reported that already?

Could it be an illegal immigrant who doesn't understand the Canadian system? As a non-Canadian, she would be responsible for hospital delivery costs, but her child would automatically receive Canadian citizenship. Maybe an illegal immigrant would be afraid of being in contact with any government organization such as heath care.

 

[JDG]

The only people who pay their own hospital bills are medical tourists.
Immigrants get it paid by the government, as far as I know.

No need to go to the local park in late fall.