16/12/2003

'Squeaky toy' turns out to be abandoned baby boy

A teenager who thought that a small object outside a chip shop was a squeaky toy was horrified to discover that a baby had been abandoned on the step outside a Glasgow chip shop.

The teenager described his fright when he touched the object and found that the tiny feet were moving.

The baby, which had been wrapped in a red fleece and a towel, was taken to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital where he was named "Matthew".

Nursing staff said that they thought that the baby boy is only two or three days old and had been left on the step for only a few minutes before he was discovered. His condition was described as "well".

Police have appealed for the mother of the boy to come forward as she may be in need of urgent medical assistance.

(SP)

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