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Abandoned Seven-Month-Old Rescued in Hermosillo, Placed in State Care

The DIF’s Línea Protege has placed the infant at Casa Hogar Unacari following a relative’s refusal to assume custody.

Overview

  • Police responded at 3:20 a.m. to a report of an abandoned infant in a stroller at a home in Colonia Hacienda de la Flor.
  • Officers Flores Chávez and Medina Flores found the seven-month-old crying in only a diaper and activated child protection protocols.
  • When a located relative declined guardianship, authorities alerted the DIF’s Línea Protege and arranged institutional care.
  • The infant remains at Casa Hogar Unacari while the Subprocuraduría de Protección de las Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes conducts a formal investigation.
  • Neighbors reported the mother has previously left her children alone following the recent death of their grandfather who had cared for them.