Police have traced the mother of a young girl who was found abandoned in a pram outside a house late yesterday.
The child, believed to be aged either two or three, was discovered outside an address in Warwick Road in Carlisle, Cumbria, at about 11pm.
A 41-year-old woman from Carlisle has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect, Cumbria Constabulary said.
– Detective Inspector Andy Hill, cumbria policeWe are appealing for this woman to get in touch with us. We want to reunite her with her baby, who is safe and well and being care for.
Do you recognise the description of this woman and could help us in finding her?
We appeal to anyone who as any information to get in touch with us, the smallest details may provide a clue to where this woman is.
Cumbria Police are trying to track down a woman believed to be in her mid-Thirties to early-Forties who was reportedly seen ringing the door bell of a property on Warwick Street, Carlisle.
The owners of the property did not recognise the woman and called the police, who found the toddle abandoned in the street soon after.
Police have released the following description of the woman:
– cumbria policeShe is described as 5ft 5”, aged between mid 30’s to early 40’s, slim to medium build, with brown hair which was tied back.
She was wearing a white round neck top with a lilac coloured cardigan and dark trousers.
Police continue to appeal for help in finding parents of little girl, do you recongise the description of the woman? http://t.co/oP4IerAKze
From @Cumbriapolice on Twitter:Police say a toddler found in an abandoned pram last night had been left on Warwick Road - one Carlisle's busiest roads.
The road provides a link from the town centre to the M6 motorway.
Cumbria Police have issued an urgent appeal for any information relating to a girl who was found abandoned in her pram in Carlisle last night. A statement on their website says:
– cumbria policeAt around 11 pm last night ... police were called to a disturbance on Warwick Road.
On arrival police officers found an abandoned pram, with a little girl, believed to be age around 3 years inside.
There was no trace of the child’s parents in the immediate area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at Carlisle Police on 101.
Police are trying to trace the parents of a young girl who was found abandoned in a her pram on a street in Carlisle.
The child, believed to be around three years old, was found as officers were investigating reports of a disturbance on Warwick Road at around 11pm on Thursday night. Police said there was no sign of the girl's parents in the vicinity.
The parents of the child are being asked to get in touch with Cumbria Police immediately.
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