Canada- Newborn baby boy, left on the porch of a home, London, Ontario, 9 April 2025

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Abandoned baby found safe, police search for mother

Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police got a call from a concerned citizen about a baby left on a porch in the area of Sterling Street and Oxford Street east.

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''A newborn baby has been found on the porch of a home, according to police.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police got a call from a concerned citizen about a baby left on a porch on Sterling Street.''

"The officers let Vanier take the baby inside to keep it warm until the ambulance arrived. She believes the baby was no more than one day old.

“He still had afterbirth on him and stuff like that,” she said.

“He was in a blanket and he wasn’t as cold as he could have been. He wasn’t dressed or anything.”

The baby was taken to hospital by paramedics where it remains in good condition.''

''Anyone in the London area seeking help can go to the London Pregnancy and Family Support Centre, London Health Sciences Centre Women’s Care Program, and the Single Women and Motherhood Program.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have been in the area yesterday between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with dash-cam, residential and/or business video surveillance, or that may have information to contact police at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers.''

 

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"I have empathy for the mom, for sure," said Bria Vanier, who lives on Sterling Street near Oxford Street in the city's east end. She says the newborn was wrapped in a flannel blanket.

"I think this was someone who was in a lot of pain to give up their child. It was someone who was desperate."

''Vanier says a note left with the infant included a plea.''

"The note said essentially, 'Give my baby a good home, I'm not able to care for him.' It said he was a home birth that he didn't like bright lights, and she wanted someone to care for him," she said.
The baby was a day old according the note, Vanier says. She picked him up, brought him inside and cuddled him, keeping him warm until paramedics arrived.''

''Police want to assure the infant's parents that he is in good health, and that their primary concern is getting appropriate medical care for the mother, said Det. Insp. Sean Travis of the London Police Service. ''