Mom of allegedly abandoned baby found

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have found the mother of a newborn baby boy who was allegedly abandoned Tuesday morning outside a commercial building.

The mother is receiving medical care, police said, but declined to provide further details.

They said they received a call just before 11 a.m. from someone claiming to be a passerby. The caller said the infant was found behind a plaza in the city’s west end.

Initially, police said they were told the baby was found naked on the ground outside the building.

They said a passerby claimed to have put clothing on the boy and brought him to a safe indoor area before calling police.

The baby was indoors when officers arrived, Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu said.

She said that when police arrived, “the baby was conscious, breathing and murmuring,” although his health was in jeopardy.

Paramedics said the baby was rushed to a hospital, where he remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.

Sidhu said police do not know when or where the baby was born.

Before the baby’s mother was located, Const. David Hopkinson said police were concerned about her condition.

“If the baby was delivered sometime very [recently], then that person that delivered that baby may be in distress,” he said.

The investigation continues.