Police appeal after 16-week foetus found outside Barnet hospital
Officers are urging the mother to come forward as there are concerns for her welfare.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 3: Police say they are satisfied as to the parents’ welfare, that the circumstances are not suspicious, and that no offences have been committed.
Police have launched an urgent appeal for information after a 16-week old foetus was found outside a hospital in north London.
Officers were called to Barnet hospital shortly after 9am on Monday (January 30) following the discovery inside a box.
The matter is currently being treated as unexplained, and officers are urging the mother to come forward as there are concerns for her welfare.
Det Insp Matt Coad said: “At this moment, our priority is to ensure that the mother is okay and that she receives the appropriate medical attention.
“This is likely to be a traumatic time for her, and I would ask that she makes contact either with us, her local GP or a hospital.
“We believe that the box was left by a man, aged in 30s, who was wearing dark clothing. I would also encourage him to come forward so that we can help.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 1599/30Jan.