Community | June 01, 2009 | 8 comments

Abandoned Newborn Found Inside Box

source: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19618358/detail.html

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A search is under way for the parents of a newborn who was found when a driver in Ocala spotted the infant's hand sticking out of a box that was left on the side of an isolated dirt road.
The driver made the discovery Saturday evening at the intersection of Northwest 17th Street and Northwest 24th Avenue in Ocala. The newborn was found in a QVC cardboard box, along with a blanket, an article of clothing and a diaper.

Paramedics said the girl, who is about 3 to 7 days old, appeared to be in good health. Ocala police said the child may have been abandoned the night before being found.

The child has been placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.

"It's terrible that someone would do that. I would rather them drop (the baby) on my doorstep than to do that. Take (the child) somewhere safe. They say ants had got on (the infant)," said Lois Dowdy, who lives near the location where the child was found.

"It's very sad. It's very dangerous. There are snakes out here," said Florastine Lee, who also lives nearby. "A lot of dangerous animals come out at night that could have eaten up that child, and that child did not ask to come into the world."

"I really don't understand why somebody would do something like that to a child," said Ernest Cox, who lives nearby.

Ocala police were searching for a woman driving a gray pickup with a white topper who was seen in the area on Friday at about 7:30 p.m.

"I hope they find the parents and get things resolved," Dowdy said.

"I think that child deserved better than what that mother did," Florastine said.

State law allows for an unwanted newborn to be left at a hospital, fire station or other emergency medical service station without it being considered child neglect.
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8 comments // Abandoned Newborn Found Inside Box

  • jh64487
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      jh64487  

    • Odd reactions,

      quick show of hands, how many people got excited by movie 300?

      guess what spartans did with unwanted babies.

      people have been abandoning babies forever, hell, one of our most popular fairy tales is about it. ya'know, hans and gret. i ain't justifying it merely noting all the people freaking out about people "these days" aren't actually thinking.

      someone should investigate how easy it actually

    • 2 years ago
  • Saladin
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      Saladin  

    • It's pretty sad that stuff like this happens when there are so many other options available.

      Who knows what the circumstances were, but none of them are acceptable.

      There are plenty of infertile couples who are more than willing to adopt a newly born child. It makes me wonder if there was foul play involved, like a vengeful parent or family member.

    • 2 years ago
  • DeeinCrowley
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      DeeinCrowley  

    • I hope charges are brought against the parents of this innocent child. It sickens me to know there are such low lifes out there that would leave a newborn in the middle of nowhere to be found. Lord I pray you look after this child and keep her safe.

    • 2 years ago
  • ALLNATURALVEGANS
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      ALLNATURALVEGANS  
    • onemalefla:

      what the hell does MTV have to do with anything? you don't know how old the person who did this was. thank goodness the baby is okay though! and the current generation should be called the Myspace/Facebook generation anyway...

    • 2 years ago
  • Saladin
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      Saladin  
    • onemalefla:

      Chill out one, quit it with the ageist bullshit.

      If you seriously believe what you just fucking typed and aren't just blowing off steam, then please reattend elementary school, because apparently you've failed to comprehend the world at even a basic level.

      The article didn't even MENTION the fucking age of the person, you think you might have a problem if that's the first conclusion you came to?

      Also, lol at trying to enforce "moral values" while diminishing an entire age group and essentially advocating for violence. Nice set of morals you got there.

      Accepting unwanted babies at a fire station as policy is a BAD thing to do? You'd rather have this kid eaten by wolves? Nice. I bet you passed the SS's exams with flying colors.

    • 2 years ago
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