A mother gave birth to her baby boy at a Florida highway rest stop over the weekend and left him in a bathroom stall, according to reports.
Women Gives Birth To And Abandons New Born Baby In Florida Rest Stop Bathroom
By
Sughra Hafeez in
Heartbreaking
On 26th December 2017
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the rest stop on southbound Interstate 75 after the baby was found in a women’s restroom.
The infant was transported to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition. MCSO Major Crimes detectives are seeking information on the abandonment of this newborn baby boy.
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A "Safe Haven" law was enacted in Florida to eliminate the tragedies resulting in the abandonment of newborn babies. This law allows parents to leave their unharmed newborn babies, who are not more than one week old, with an employee at any hospital, emergency medical services station or with a firefighter at any fire station in Florida.
Spicher told the station that deputies believe there was about an hour difference between when the baby was born and when he was found. If anyone has any information about this case, to please call Detective Billy Burleson at 352-368-3542 or Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP.
