Baby found in Chesterfield may be as old as 3 weeks
The baby recently found in Chesterfield is doing well and “is being loved and cared for at an undisclosed foster home,“ a police spokeswoman said.
Published: October 22, 2009
Chesterfield County police now believe that a baby girl found abandoned in a county neighborhood Monday may be as old as 3 weeks and could have been delivered at a medical facility.
The child has been released from CJW Medical Center (Chippenham) and continues to do well. “She’s now in the custody of the Department of Social Services and is being loved and cared for at an undisclosed foster home,“ said police spokeswoman Ann Reid.
The infant was found crying in a Ukrop’s shopping bag about 4 p.m. Monday at a school bus stop in the 700 block of Vickilee Court, near Courthouse and Reams roads. The child was wrapped in several small blankets and a white skirt.
Police initially said they believed the girl was no more than 36 hours old. But after consulting with medical professionals, authorities now believe the child could be as old as 3 weeks.
Authorities encouraged anyone with information about the child or her parents to call Chesterfield police at 748-1251 or Crime Stoppers at 748-0660.
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The mother and/or father may have been at the ends of thier coping skills. This is a very sad situation for the community at large. Someone who feels they were not even able to go to a hospital ER to drop the child off in a safe area. I hope the child does well.
Such a terrible story ... But she is soooooo precious! If the mother of this baby is out there reading this, you should be ashamed of yourself! You could have done this the right way, now you look like a coward! This beautiful lil girl deserves to have a safe, loving home and that was your responsiblilty to make that happen instead she was left in a bag outside. As a mother myself, HOW COULD YOU??? May GOD bless this innocent baby!
Wow, what a picture! She is absolutely precious. She is sure to make some lucky couple very happy, and I am sure there will be a very, very long line of people just waiting to shower her with love like the rest of our community. Welcome to the world baby girl!, things only get better from here.
What a beautiful little baby. Such a sad story.
Easy,
I see your point but I’m betting there are other parts of evidence that they do not include in the article. Fair point though and I honestly hadn’t thought about it.
“Why does every article have to mention that it was a “Ukrops” shopping bag?“
It’s sort of relevant for the following reasons:
1) If someone saw someone dropping off the bag.
2) It’s a fairly good indicator that the person is local or from an area that has a Ukrops (i.e. probably not from out of state).
I see your point, it doesn’t matter if it’s a Kroger, Ukrops, Trader Joes or Food Lion bag, in terms of the crime. However the name on the bag is part of the chain of evidence.
Why does every article have to mention that it was a “Ukrops” shopping bag? Why is that important? Were it another store would they mention it? Are we to think more of the person who dropped the kid off b/c they didn’t use Food Lion?
Another article, I think on a local news website, stated that there actually wasnt an umbilical cord still attached as previously reported.
To the person who wondered how the cord could still be attached. Babies leave the hospital with the umbilical cord stump still attached to the baby’s belly button. Eventually it dries up and falls off on its own. Usually between 10-14 days. I’ve never heard of the cord stump saying on 3 weeks, so that’s kind of odd.
I hope the child is placed in a loving home with adoptive parents who will cherish her forever.
I know this sounds awful, but maybe this is the best thing that could have happened to this baby. I am sure that with all the wonderful people out there that cannot have children, someone who will love this child with every fiber of their being will adopt her and give her the life she deserves.
We have too many abused and neglected children out there who are destined to become a sad statistic. We need to work harder to help struggling parents, give children the tools they need to become productive citizens and get children away from people who refuse to care for the children they have created before those children end up the same way their parents have.
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