Crime scene taken down as Sydney police continue search for woman after suspected riverbank birth

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Serious concerns held for welfare of mother and her baby – ‘we are wanting to know they are safe’

NSW police had cordoned off an area on the banks of the Cooks River in Earlwood, Sydney, as they searched for a woman and her newborn child.NSW police had cordoned off an area on the banks of the Cooks River in Earlwood, Sydney, as they searched for a woman and her newborn child.Police urged the mother to attend her nearest hospital with her baby after a resident walking his dog found a placenta and umbilical cord next to the Cooks River at Earlwood on Monday afternoon.

Supt Christine McDonald stressed there was “no judgment” for the mother, as serious concerns were held for her welfare and that of her baby.Police divers were brought in on Tuesday to search the mangroves and water’s edge, near where the placenta and umbilical cord were found.

 

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