Police: Baby abandoned at NYC subway station
This undated image provided by the NYPD shows a baby in a stroller abandoned in a subway station in New York, Monday, July 7, 2014. New York City police say they are searching for a woman who pushed the baby’s stroller onto the platform when the northbound No. 1 train arrived at the Columbus Circle station. Then she got back onto the train. (AP Photo/NYPD)
NEW YORK — New York City police say they are searching for a woman who abandoned a baby at a Manhattan subway station.
According to WINS Radio, it happened around noon Monday (Tuesday, Manila time).
Police say the woman pushed the baby’s stroller onto the platform when the northbound No. 1 train arrived at the Columbus Circle station. Then she got back onto the train.
Authorities say the baby is 6 to 7 months old. She was examined at Roosevelt Hospital. Police say there were no apparent signs of trauma.
The woman who abandoned the baby is described as 20 to 30 years old with medium length black hair. She was last seen wearing a short sleeved yellow blouse.
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