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Princess Turandot

(4,783 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 03:50 PM Feb 2021

Girl, 4, found abandoned on Bronx street just after midnight on Saturday..

The investigators spotted her on a security video, walking with a person several minutes before the girl was found by herself. It shows the person getting further and further away from the girl, although they turned and looked at her a few times. The video is in the second tweet.

It's obviously very unusual for a child this young to have gone missing without the family calling the police.

https://news.yahoo.com/girl-4-found-abandoned-bronx-144100634.html

A 4-year-old girl was found abandoned on the corner of a Bronx street and now cops are trying to figure out who her family is, authorities said Sunday.

The girl, who told investigators here name is Sidaya, was spotted standing by herself near Prospect Ave. and East 156 St. in the South Bronx just after midnight Saturday, police said. It was 40 degrees out and little Sidaya was wearing a sweater but no jacket.

After a concerned passerby called police, cops picked up the tot and took her to a Lincoln Hospital for evaluation

She was released from the hospital into Administration for Child Services custody in healthy condition, police said.




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Girl, 4, found abandoned on Bronx street just after midnight on Saturday.. (Original Post) Princess Turandot Feb 2021 OP
Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Feb 2021 #1
:-( CentralMass Feb 2021 #2
Poor little baby. I'm so glad the cops got to her before anyone else. Pongo Feb 2021 #3
K&R MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #4
Horrible. How can someone abandon a 4 year old in the middle of the night on a street? SunSeeker Feb 2021 #5
Poor little baby MoonRiver Feb 2021 #6
There are no words for this. I'm praying for this beautiful child. Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #7
i can't stop crying Trueblue1968 Feb 2021 #24
K&R secondwind Feb 2021 #8
Poor little girl! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #9
Poor baby. That the first passerby immediately started taking care of her Hortensis Feb 2021 #10
WTRF?? OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author PBass Feb 2021 #12
I think that person was not with her treestar Feb 2021 #13
I guess that it's a possibility. Hopefully the person comes forward JI7 Feb 2021 #19
Parents could be frantic? Pongo Feb 2021 #20
How long had she been gone? treestar Feb 2021 #25
She was found after midnight. I'd think a 4 year old would be ready for bed long before then. Pongo Feb 2021 #28
K&R for visibility. scarletwoman Feb 2021 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author scarletwoman Feb 2021 #14
Unbelievable. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #16
too bad this isnt all over the tv and radio. AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #17
That scares the hell out of me. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #18
Seeing her walk alone is so sad. But I'm glad someone JI7 Feb 2021 #21
Mother was arrested JI7 Mar 2021 #32
Poor baby Bettie Feb 2021 #22
Poor kid. Cute, little thing. She might have just wandered away in the night Vinca Feb 2021 #23
Her boots appear to be on the wrong feet LeftInTX Feb 2021 #26
Kick for exposure...n/t bluecollar2 Feb 2021 #27
Oh, poor little one 😯😞 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #29
Desperation and uncertainty? lostnfound Mar 2021 #30
Any updates? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2021 #31
Kick n/t malaise Mar 2021 #34
ow! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2021 #36
Yep J17 posted the update malaise Mar 2021 #38
The mother was arrested . She went to a homeless shelter while leaving the girl JI7 Mar 2021 #33
How much must you hate your child to do this? eissa Mar 2021 #35
Likely severe mental illness and/or drug addiction. hunter Mar 2021 #37
 

Pongo

(4,170 posts)
3. Poor little baby. I'm so glad the cops got to her before anyone else.
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 04:02 PM
Feb 2021

How very sad. I hope they find the monster who left her.

SunSeeker

(51,295 posts)
5. Horrible. How can someone abandon a 4 year old in the middle of the night on a street?
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 04:06 PM
Feb 2021

I imagine the woman in the video is somehow related to her, but she wouldn't even hold the little girl's hand while crossing the street. Despicable.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. Poor little girl!
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 04:47 PM
Feb 2021

How awful! I am just so glad the police were able to reach her first before anything horrible happened to her. She must be terrified at having been just abandoned like that. I hope they are able to find a safe, decent living situation for her.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. Poor baby. That the first passerby immediately started taking care of her
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 04:56 PM
Feb 2021

wasn't good luck, though, but the absence of rare evil. The vast majority of human beings would rush to care for a child in trouble.

Response to Princess Turandot (Original post)

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. I think that person was not with her
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 05:30 PM
Feb 2021

just probably wondered at seeing her alone, but did not stop to help her.

With just the sweater, she could have wandered out of the house. Parents could be frantic.

JI7

(89,150 posts)
19. I guess that it's a possibility. Hopefully the person comes forward
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:09 PM
Feb 2021

if that is the case.

But if the parents are frantic wouldn't they have already reported her missing ?

 

Pongo

(4,170 posts)
20. Parents could be frantic?
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:09 PM
Feb 2021

Don’t you think they’d have reported her missing by now? Why is she wearing a sweater? Wouldn’t she be in pajamas and in bed? Do the parents not lock their doors? How does a child of that age get out of a locked house?

treestar

(82,383 posts)
25. How long had she been gone?
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:49 PM
Feb 2021

I have heard of people saying how quick kids can do a thing like get out of the house.

And they might not have gotten her ready for bed.

There's no way to be sure until more is found out but it seems everyone wants to assume the parents abandoned her deliberately.

 

Pongo

(4,170 posts)
28. She was found after midnight. I'd think a 4 year old would be ready for bed long before then.
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 07:41 PM
Feb 2021

I know where my damn dogs are all the time for goodness sake. Surely people check on their kids?

Response to Princess Turandot (Original post)

BobTheSubgenius

(11,530 posts)
16. Unbelievable.
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 05:51 PM
Feb 2021

This story just doesn't make sense. The child appears to be healthy and well cared-for...then this??? Someone is in some serious trouble, unless they fell down a flight of stairs at home, or something equivalent.

JI7

(89,150 posts)
21. Seeing her walk alone is so sad. But I'm glad someone
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:11 PM
Feb 2021

helped her early on and she wasn't alone for too long.

Bettie

(15,949 posts)
22. Poor baby
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:18 PM
Feb 2021

I hope that she has a family who is looking for her or someone who loves her who can take care of her.

Vinca

(50,150 posts)
23. Poor kid. Cute, little thing. She might have just wandered away in the night
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:24 PM
Feb 2021

on her own. I wonder if they've located a parent or guardian and, if so, what the story is. Worst case is parent or guardian dead in bed.

LeftInTX

(24,417 posts)
26. Her boots appear to be on the wrong feet
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:58 PM
Feb 2021

At first, I thought she was too bundled up to have done it on her own, but then I looked at her feet...so this is a very real possibility.

electric_blue68

(14,506 posts)
29. Oh, poor little one 😯😞
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 10:34 PM
Feb 2021

Hopefully a parent, or guardian found alive and well.

Or a safe loving new home for her.

It's my Burrough, too.

lostnfound

(16,124 posts)
30. Desperation and uncertainty?
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 07:20 AM
Mar 2021

If that woman is a victim herself (human trafficking for example) or a drug addict I could imagine thinking that the girl had better chances with a random person or rescue on the street.

eissa

(4,238 posts)
35. How much must you hate your child to do this?
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 11:12 AM
Mar 2021

It's one thing to abandon them near a hospital or fire station during the day, a place where the likelihood of someone helping her would be greater. But after midnight in the cold, knowing the possibilities of what could happen to her?

hunter

(38,240 posts)
37. Likely severe mental illness and/or drug addiction.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 12:09 PM
Mar 2021

Here in the U.S.A. the social safety net frequently fails, if there is any safety net at all...

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