A British NGO announced on Saturday that it was offering a reward of 20,000 pounds sterling (23,000 euros) to help locate the parents of three children, two sisters and a brother, abandoned separately at birth in London, a year after the discovery of the youngest baby .
Crimestoppers, which helps citizens provide anonymous information to police, is offering the reward as London police launch a new appeal for witnesses.
Baby Elsa, as authorities named her, was discovered abandoned in a shopping bag in freezing temperatures in east London a year ago on January 18, 2024.
Elsa’s DNA testing revealed that she had a brother, Harry, and a sister, Roman, who were found in the same area under similar circumstances in 2017 and 2019.
Despite extensive investigations, including examining CCTV footage and establishing the mother’s DNA profile, the Metropolitan Police have yet to locate the parents.
“We are very concerned for the well-being of the parents, particularly the mother,” said Chief Inspector Jamie Humm, adding that experts believe the mother, and possibly the father, “resided in the area of Plaistow or East Ham for the last six years.
“I am satisfied that someone in the area was aware of the mother’s pregnancies and that within the community there may have been concerns regarding the well-being of this mother,” added Jamie Humm.
-Elsa was probably no more than an hour old when she was discovered by a walker in the East Ham district on January 18, 2024.
Her sister Roman was found in similar circumstances at a playground in Newham in late January 2019, as freezing temperatures and snow descended on the capital.
In September 2017, Harry was discovered wrapped in a white blanket in Plaistow.
Harry and Roman – their first names have been changed – have since been adopted. Elsa has been “placed in an appropriate facility,” police said in their latest update.
“The three babies involved in this investigation are fortunately in good health, and we are maintaining the momentum of this investigation to identify the parents,” Mr. Humm said.
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