The mother is said to have refused to breastfeed and even clothe the child claiming she was cursed due to her deformities.

This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages where they received no care, attention or love.

Madam Agnes Miriam Aflakpui, a Presbyter at the Hope Chapel, Global Evangelical Church, Sakumono, has called on parents who have abandoned their children to use the month of love to resume the care ...

Professor Lorraine Sherr of University College London has made a study of children abandoned at birth. She said the delay in the court process was a "double whammy" for the little girl.

The children — whom authorities refer to as Baby Harry, Roman and Elsa — were abandoned in London in 2017, 2019 and 2024, respectively Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Misty Dawn Lewis, 36, is charged with abandoning or endangering a child without intent to return, and possession of a controlled substance, BCSO said.