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A baby girl found earlier this year in a shopping bag in East London is the third child abandoned by the same parents in similar circumstances in the past seven years, British police said.
The little girl named Elsa, was discovered by a man walking his dog one night in January near a busy intersection in the Newham neighborhood, police said.
Subsequent DNA tests revealed that Elsa was the sibling of two other babies who were also abandoned in the same area.
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Harry, the first baby, was found in a park in Newham in September 2017, and in January 2019 another baby, named Roman, was discovered by dog walkers in a playground.
Details of the case were released on Tuesday after an east London family court judge said the story was in the public interest and gave permission for the BBC and PA Media to report on the fraternal relationship of the three abandoned children.
The BBC said the older children were adopted, while Elsa, who is believed to have been born just an hour before she was abandoned, was in foster care.
She was told in court that she was doing well, according to the BBC.
“We understand the significant public interest that will come from lifting the restrictions that allow this information to be reported,” Detective Inspector Jamie Humm said in a statement.
“This is important news and our work has focused on trying to find the mother and provide her with support.”
The BBC said the family court was told all the children would know they were siblings and there were plans for them to have some form of contact as they grew up.
Despite calls from the Metropolitan Police, the parents have not been located.
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