To be glad they are upping efforts to find this mother

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£20,000 offered in search for parents of three abandoned babies https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg00m1mv3eo

It seems quite likely to me that she is in a position of vulnerability and in need of a lot of help. For three pregnancies with no ensuing baby to go unnoticed by everyone around her suggests she may be held against her will. Also, they need to be able to get the third baby into an adoption situation asap to give her as much security as possible. Really hope someone comes forward - perhaps the reward will help.

They look very Black to me so African. I don't know if you can determine country though, I don't think so?

I am very scared it’s a Josef Fritzl type situation with the unfortunate mother restrained somewhere.

They shared their photos so the children are black. But without knowing the parents their ethnicity is unknown.

It’s the Daily Heil. I would expect nothing less.

They apparently have the same mother and father though so if it is the mother what is rhe father doing?

And surely people would notice three pregnancies but never a baby to show for it?

@JHoundI have presumed the father is abusive in some way so I’d guess he’s doing nothing to help, whether he knows about the babies or not. And easily believable that a woman can be pregnant and one one else know. Many women live isolated or restricted lives.
None of us can really know or understand what awful circumstances another person is in.

I genuinely don’t think it’s possible the father does not know. Three kids across multiple years?

Nope.

I actually walked along the Greenway a couple of weeks before the last baby was found. It's a fairly busy area. Even after dark the track itself is well used.

I don’t think it’s difficult. My ds got a kit from Costco a couple of years ago which showed the different ethnic background in his DNA. It was pretty much what you would expect knowing the family history but threw in a 1% Somali we didn’t know about! I am sure the police could access more expensive and accurate tests.

I don’t really see how it would assist in the search.

Oh come on. If you are imprisoning a woman, do you go out and abandon your babies in public places?

Do we even know if all the babies have the same father?

I am guessing that the mother has SEN issues, and keeps getting pregnant without being able to deal with it.

All three babies have the same mother and father.

And whoever leaves the baby is careful to avoid being seen and CCTV.

Thanks. I did not know that. But I will say again - if you are holding the mother hostage, why would you take the babies out to dispose of them?

It is so horrific. And it makes so little sense.

Incest? LD? Alcohol? More likely than Fritzl.

No info on whether the babies were born withdrawing from drugs or whether they’re NT.

This story has disturbed me for a while. I remember one of the babies was initially named Elsa because she was freezing cold when found, don't understand why anyone thought that would be a nice name to give her.

I think Fritzl did that (except he abadoned them on his doorstep.)

The abandoner probably isn’t heartless enough to kill a baby but also knows keeping them is not possible.

It would narrow the field of potential parents. Pretty obvious really.

I agree. It is tragic. A very worrying situation. I am glad the babies are safe, of course, but I worry for the mother.

For whom? It’s not going to assist the neighbourhood at large.

Agreed. I thought it was inappropriate.

There is clearly more to this than the police are saying (rightly).
It is possible that the mother knows children are not safe in their home, maybe due to the potential for abuse - she might have been a child in that home - or because they’re not “allowed” if it’s a domestic service scenario.
There have been some high profile court cases where people imprison people they bring from their home county and coerce them into staying as they have no money or visa.
It sounds like the mum is suffering regardless and I hope they find her soon.

Doesn't it go without saying that the more they know about the ethnicity of the children the more it might speed up the search for the parents?

I'm sure all possible tests will have been done to narrow things down.

I'm j intrigued as to how they identified such a specific number of houses they think the parents live in

I heard this on the news yesterday and I was actually wondering why they had said so much information about her being in likely 400 houses

if shes in an incredibly vulnerable situation surely covertly/discreetly searching the houses for someone kept against their will is a possibility ? Or another vulnerable situation?

I really don’t want them to publish her ethnicity

I think it would put her in more danger.

I really don’t see how.