Frozen Baby Found Dead In Arms Of Homeless Mum In Portland

An ice-cold newborn baby was found in the arms of its homeless mother in a bus stop in Portland a week ago.

The temperature in Portland is only slightly higher than freezing.

Snow in Portland. Credit: PA

A man has said he was waiting at the bus stop when a woman came up to him and opened her jacket to reveal a freezing cold baby. An ambulance was called and paramedics described the baby as 'ice cold'.

Snow in Portland. Credit: PA

Sergeant Pete Simpson said both mother and baby were rushed to hospital and the doctors tried to save the newborn, but were unsuccessful, reports Metro.

The mother told the police she was pregnant by 'immaculate conception' and it quickly became clear that she suffered from mental health problems.

The winters in Portland are very cold. Credit: PA

It's thought that the baby was born only a few hours before it was found, at a nearby homeless settlement. Initially, doctors disagreed on whether or not it was a stillborn or died of the freezing temperatures in Portland.

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Source: The Metro

Topics: Baby, Homeless

James Dawson

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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