Sydney baby abandoned in Blacktown backyard could be reunited with her mother
Major twist: Newborn baby found in backyard could be reunited with natural mother in weeks — now her real intentions for abandoning baby are revealed
- A baby girl was abandoned in a backyard in Sydney just hours after birth
- The mother was afraid she would be deported to Asia
- The Ministry of Justice and Communities supports their reunification
A woman who left her newborn baby in a backyard could soon be reunited with her daughter after police learned she left the child behind because she feared being deported from Australia.
The hours-old baby girl with her umbilical cord still attached was discovered on April 21 by the family who lived at the house in Blacktown in western Sydney.
Sources close to the police said the baby’s mother, known to the family, hid her pregnancy for fear her work visa would be revoked and sent back to Asia. Daily telegram reports.
The 35-year-old mother reportedly gave birth on the family’s terrace, leaving the baby in a wicker chair next to a children’s playground before going back inside.
She believed the family would take care of the baby and see her as a “gift.”
A mother who left her hour-old daughter in the backyard of a Sydney home (above) could soon be reunited with her daughter
However, the family reported the incident to the police and the ‘happy and healthy’ girl was placed in foster care.
“This woman had a genuine fear that she would be automatically sent home and that would never be the case,” says a source.
“We think the woman has a partner and children in Asia and she was working to give them all a better life and hopefully bring them here to be with her.”
The woman turned herself in to the police a few weeks after discovering the baby.
While waiting for DNA tests to confirm that she is the mother, the woman was able to explain her actions to the residents of the house.
The NSW Department of Justice and Communities said it will not oppose a reunion between mother and child.
It is clear that the mother hid her pregnancy and abandoned the baby for fear that her work visa would be revoked (stock image)
It also plans to withdraw an interim application for the baby to be placed in state care.
However, in court on Friday, the department asked for the case to be postponed so that the mother can undergo physical and psychological tests.
It is clear that the baby will have her own independent legal representation, like most foster children, but it is unknown whether they will support the reunion.