Ill 2-month-old baby abandoned by mum

The parents of a two-month-old baby admitted to the LTMG Hospital in Sion abandoned the infant on November 14. Dr Sandhya Kamath, dean, LTMG Hospital, said, the baby was suffering from Down syndrome and a heart disease.

The parents of a two-month-old baby admitted to the LTMG Hospital in Sion abandoned the infant on November 14. Dr Sandhya Kamath, dean, LTMG Hospital, said, the baby was suffering from Down syndrome and a heart disease.

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Aamir Babu Mohammad, was admitted in the paediatric ward of the hospital on November 6. “The baby’s condition was stable on Sunday,” said Dr Kamath. Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. It affects about one in every 800 babies.

The mother of the child was nowhere to be found by the hospital staff on November 14. “The mother asked the person on the neighbouring bed to take care of the baby and then never came back,” said a doctor. Staff at the hospital said the mother would often remain quiet and looked very stressed during her there.

“We have registered a case of 317 (abandoning a child below 12 years of age by family or guardian) against the unidentified accused. Investigations are on,” said Tulsiram Nagre, senior police inspector from the Sion police station.