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Newborn baby found abandoned but alive in San Isidro
a newborn baby was found abandoned in san isidro, very shortly after it was born. Guardia Civil found the baby, still with the umbilical cord attached, hidden in blankets among the ruins of an old house. it appeared
that the baby had been abandoned by its mother very soon after the woman gave birth, said officers. a quick thinking delivery driver is the man who probably saved the baby’s life, having spotted a woman
with bloodstained legs carrying a bundle of blankets in her arms. the man and his colleague both phoned the Guardia Civil and officers made their way to san isidro, a small village near Catral. Both of the men had seen the woman with blood on her legs, and were concerned that something had happened to her. after speaking to her, one of the men was convinced that among the blankets, he had spotted the tiny limb of what appeared to be a baby. a patrol car from nearby almoradí sped to the scene and began to search a vacant lot next to an industrial estate in the town. nearby, officers found the woman, who they say categorically denied the events described by the witnesses, and who refused to be
treated by the paramedics who had been sent to the scene alongside the officers. despite the woman’s claims, officers found several inconsistencies in her statement, and they insisted she accompany them to the ruined house where she admitted she had been sleeping. after combing the area, about a hundred metres from the semi-ruined house, officers found some rolled-up blankets on the ground behind some plastic drums. unrolling the bundle, the officers found the newborn baby, who still had the umbilical cord attached. Finding the baby wrapped in blankets in the full afternoon sun at 3pm, officers first thought that the little one had tragically died, but he reacted when officers gently pressed
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his chest to see if he was conscious. although the baby had symptoms of dehydration, he was breathing normally and appeared to be doing well. the ambulance immediately rushed him to the nearest hospital, where he was admitted to the neonatal unit. the perseverance of the witness and the Guardia Civil officers saved the life of the newborn, whom the Continued on page 3