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    1. GlitteringDocument6 on

      The parents remain unidentified so the story behind the abandonments is still unknown.

      >Speaking from her experience and research, Dr Mueller believes those who abandon newborns instead of seeking support from social services are “likely to be extremely vulnerable.”

      >The 40-year-old, from Tunbridge Wells, told the Mirror: “It’s quite likely that these mothers are traumatised, marginalised, and potentially suffering from mental health difficulties. Potentially these people may be refugees, people who’ve got unstable housing situations. They may be worried about coming into contact with services because of the repercussions of that, if they aren’t here legally, potentially.”

    2. NoLove_NoHope on

      I really hope the mother can be found and given support. The more I hear about this the more it seems like some sort of abuse and/or entrapment situation.

      I hope the children are off to a better life at the very least.

    3. ENDWINTERNOW on

      Maybe, actually, the parents don’t need support, maybe they need imprisonment?

    4. ChangingMyLife849 on

      It’s entirely possible that the woman is in an abusive situation and is being held captive and being forced to have babies.

      Of course Reddit would rather jump to racism

    5. I always thought we should have baby boxes like they do in the US, where you can anonymously give away your baby should you not be able or capable to take care of them. I think it would prevent a lot of cases where babies just get left abandoned in unsafe places whether deliberately or not.

    6. KoalaTrainer on

      It’s fascinating how, without any knowledge about the parents whatsoever, so many people are absolutely certain they are either evil or vulnerable.

      If you see a gap in facts, which you have no personal need to be actively doing detective work to fill, just wait. It’s not rocket science. Move on and think ‘When we know more I’ll form an opinion then.

    7. Three…that they know of.

      Others could have been left, kidnapped, or eaten for foxes.

    8. karpet_muncher on

      Could it be likely there was a 4th baby too in the gap between the 3rd and 4th but it was never found?

    9. EquivalentIsopod7717 on

      I think it’s locals without access to a vehicle and likely some kind of abuse/captivity in an African household (they said the babies were black).

      There have been kids literally murdered in London as a result of African witchcraft rituals after all.

    10. OldGrumpyFecker on

      Hopefully the Police are cross matching DNA to 23andMe and similar genealogy sites for a relative match for these children ……. doesn’t need much of a match to start narrowing down who these parents could be and then trying to work out the circumstances of what is really going on.