WOMAN GIVES BIRTH, ABANDONS BABY AT TUCSON AIRPORT

The woman on the surveillance video arrived at the Tucson International Airport as an expectant mother — and walked out without her newborn baby.

The Tucson Airport Authority released new information about a Jan. 14 incident, including a video, revealing chilling new details about a woman who authorities say abandoned a newborn in an airport bathroom. A rental car employee found the boy and a note.

The baby was found with a torn umbilical cord and responding medics clamped it to prevent any harm, an airport police report said.

Juana Quintana, a custodian, told police she encountered the woman and asked if she was OK after seeing pools of blood on a bathroom floor. The woman said the baby was 3 months old and left.

The baby is now in the custody of the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

The airport authority also released photos of the scene and the handwritten letter found with the child. “Please help me. My mom had no idea she was pregnant. She is unable and unfit to take care of me. Please get me to the authorities so they can find a good home,” the message said.

The woman may have acted under the assumption she was protected by regulations designed for new mothers to leave newborns with authorities without penalty. But airports are not among facilities commonly designated as safe havens. Criminal charges have yet to be determined, the Arizona Daily Star reported, and the woman remains unidentified.