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Alaska black teen mom who abandoned mulatto infant in cardboard box located by cops
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Mitchell Fox
Jan 8, 2022, 4:39:35 PM1/8/22
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The mother who abandoned her newborn baby in a cardboard box in the bitter
Alaskan cold has been located by authorities, Alaska State Troopers
confirmed on Wednesday.
Police say the mother — who was identified as a teenager — was taken to a
Fairbanks-area hospital for evaluation and medical care, according to
Troopers spokesperson Tim DeSpain.
“The mother is cooperative and at this time, her well-being and medical
treatment is the priority,” DeSpain wrote in an email.
The baby was found wrapped in blankets inside of a cardboard box in
Fairbanks on New Year’s Eve when temperatures were in the single digits
with a wind chill of 12 below. The infant was left with a gut-wrenching
note from the mother, which said the child’s parents and grandparents
could not afford to feed him.
Fairbanks resident Roxy Lane posted a video on social media of the note
and the baby that has since been taken down. She said she found the child
near a row of mailboxes.
The note, written from the child’s perspective, began with “Please help
me!!!”
“I was born today on December 31, 2021 (at) 6 a.m. I was born 12 weeks
premature,” the note read. “My mom was 28 weeks when she had me. My
parents and grandparents don’t have food or money to raise me. They NEVER
wanted to do this to me.
“My mom is so sad to do this,” the note continued. “Please take me and
find me a LOVING FAMILY. My parents are begging whoever finds me. My name
is Teshawn.”
Troopers said in Wednesday’s statement that they are investigating “the
circumstances surrounding the baby being abandoned” and that “no criminal
charges have been filed at this time.”
Alaska’s safe haven law allows parents to legally surrender an infant
under certain conditions, such as leaving the baby in the custody of
someone such as a peace officer, doctor, hospital employee or firefighter
— or with someone they believe would provide appropriate care. The law
applies to babies younger than 21 days old.
https://nypost.com/2022/01/06/alaska-teen-who-abandoned-baby-found-by-
cops/
Alaskan cold has been located by authorities, Alaska State Troopers
confirmed on Wednesday.
Police say the mother — who was identified as a teenager — was taken to a
Fairbanks-area hospital for evaluation and medical care, according to
Troopers spokesperson Tim DeSpain.
“The mother is cooperative and at this time, her well-being and medical
treatment is the priority,” DeSpain wrote in an email.
The baby was found wrapped in blankets inside of a cardboard box in
Fairbanks on New Year’s Eve when temperatures were in the single digits
with a wind chill of 12 below. The infant was left with a gut-wrenching
note from the mother, which said the child’s parents and grandparents
could not afford to feed him.
Fairbanks resident Roxy Lane posted a video on social media of the note
and the baby that has since been taken down. She said she found the child
near a row of mailboxes.
The note, written from the child’s perspective, began with “Please help
me!!!”
“I was born today on December 31, 2021 (at) 6 a.m. I was born 12 weeks
premature,” the note read. “My mom was 28 weeks when she had me. My
parents and grandparents don’t have food or money to raise me. They NEVER
wanted to do this to me.
“My mom is so sad to do this,” the note continued. “Please take me and
find me a LOVING FAMILY. My parents are begging whoever finds me. My name
is Teshawn.”
Troopers said in Wednesday’s statement that they are investigating “the
circumstances surrounding the baby being abandoned” and that “no criminal
charges have been filed at this time.”
Alaska’s safe haven law allows parents to legally surrender an infant
under certain conditions, such as leaving the baby in the custody of
someone such as a peace officer, doctor, hospital employee or firefighter
— or with someone they believe would provide appropriate care. The law
applies to babies younger than 21 days old.
https://nypost.com/2022/01/06/alaska-teen-who-abandoned-baby-found-by-
cops/
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