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Hands Found on A45 Identified as Eritrean Mother as Police Search for Child’s Father

The three-month-old was left at a monastery about 110 kilometers away and is in official care as a homicide unit investigates.

Overview

  • Police in Hagen confirmed the hands belong to a 32-year-old Eritrean woman registered with her infant at an asylum facility in Bonn.
  • The mother is missing and extensive searches have not located her.
  • The baby was discovered Sunday outside a monastery in Waldsolms and has been placed under protective custody.
  • Investigators found no indications of a violent crime during a search of the Bonn accommodation on Monday.
  • According to dpa, authorities are seeking the child’s father, and the homicide unit has asked the public for tips.