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3 Abandoned Newborn Babies

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Allsorts Tue 04-Jun-24 17:54:55

Will we ever know? Something badly wrong let’s hope the couple can be traced but it won’t be a happy outcome, just answer questions.

keepingquiet Tue 04-Jun-24 17:51:43

These things are never that simple. Some lives are truly tragic and we should never take our own comfortable ones for granted.

M0nica Tue 04-Jun-24 17:40:58

I am not sure about captivity, but it could be a case of coercive control, or, indeed, a story like that of the Irish siblings.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 04-Jun-24 12:27:23

Whatever the reasons the babies were abandoned it is overwhelmingly sad, and will have repercussions for them when they reach adulthood and try to find out who they are and from whence they came

Farmor15 Tue 04-Jun-24 12:25:22

A similar story emerged in Ireland recently:
www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/three-irish-siblings-abandoned-as-babies-say-another-child-found-in-newry-could-be-related-HKP6DVAASZDXRPOYLX7PPQDEXA/#:~:text=Speaking%20to%20RT%C3%89%2C%20the%20trio,found%20in%201963%20in%20Newry.

Urmstongran Tue 04-Jun-24 11:55:13

Goodness captivity never crossed my mind. The eldest boy will be 7 soon. It’s terribly sad. My initial reaction was why doesn’t the woman get sterilised. Maybe not so simple after all perhaps.

pably15 Tue 04-Jun-24 11:50:18

these days of birth control, you wonder why it happened, could very well be a case of being held captive, whatever the reason, thank goodness the babies are safe, and one day they might meet each other...

silverlining48 Tue 04-Jun-24 11:32:42

Yes a strange story for 3 abandoned babies and left over a period of time in the same area to be full siblings.
It’s interesting that someone decided to test them given the 7 year gap between first and last baby. Two are already adopted presumably by different people. I hope as they grow that the authorities can arrange that they meet each other.

Curlywhirly Tue 04-Jun-24 11:26:50

I wondered the same thing. Poor woman whatever her circumstances, 3 pregnancies and no baby to keep.. So sad.

Sparklefizz Tue 04-Jun-24 11:22:45

It's now been announced that 3 abandoned newborn babies all have the same parents.

Could it be that the mother is being held captive like that young woman in Austria imprisoned by her father, who gave birth to several babies which he removed?