Posted on 10/21/2010 2:45:03 PM PDT by NYer
CALGARY, October 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A newborn left to die in a dumpster in northwest Calgary was saved by a man who only later found out he was the boy's father.
Calgary police said that the boy's mother told them she did not know she was pregnant until she gave birth to the child. She allegedly put the living baby in a garbage bag and tossed him into the dumpster.
The 29-year-old woman's boyfriend said he had no idea she was pregnant because she was heavy set and always had "a bit of a belly."
On Tuesday, October 19, the man said his girlfriend was complaining of cramps and illness. He told police that on returning home for lunch a passerby alerted him to cries coming from a dumpster.
"A girl said, 'I think I hear a baby in the dumpster.' With no knowledge at the time that this is my kid whatsoever, I went running over there, stood beside the dumpster, heard the baby cry," the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, told the Calgary Herald.
"I jumped in and removed the stuff. I personally opened the bag and uncovered all the stuff off," he said.
"My first thought seeing the baby there was disgust. I just thought 'we've got to get that baby out of here' and I didn't know CPR," the man said.
The baby was immediately taken to hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. Hospital staff said it appeared the baby had been in the dumpster for about two hours before being rescued and was suffering from hypothermia when brought to them.
Police questioned the man after the rescue, and later that evening informed him that he was the child’s father. "It was the most shocking thing I've ever encountered in my life - to find that out from police is not something I'd ever expected to happen," he said.
The father said his girlfriend's behavior was perplexing but he feels she needs help rather than his anger.
"I'm not mad. I don't know if it's just my demeanor, knowing that getting mad isn't going to solve everything, not going to help the problem," he said, adding, "I'm not happy with her but I'm not angry, either. I want to make sure she gets the help she needs."
The woman is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric assessment and is facing charges of attempted murder, failing to provide the necessities of life and child abandonment.
Staff Sergeant Leah Barber of the Calgary Child Abuse Unit said that although "Information suggests the woman was not aware of the pregnancy prior to the birth," she believes there are reasonable grounds for the charges.
"The baby was put in there with no expectation to survive ... where it couldn't be found," Barber told the media.
"There's always other options. Obviously if something like this were to happen, 911 would be the first call I'd make," she said.
According to police, the custody of the child is being discussed with Alberta Children and Youth Services. However, the child's father told the Calgary Herald today that he hopes to gain custody of his son.
"I'm just going to try to be the best dad I can be. If he wants to get involved in sports, be a computer geek, try to be the next prime minister, I'll do whatever I can do to support him," the father said.
See related LSN article:
Vancouver Hospital Opens 'Angel’s Cradle' Anonymous Baby Drop-Off
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/may/10050304.html
Pro-life ping!
Divine Intervention in action...
Any woman will tell you that there's a bit more to pregnancy than "a bit of a belly."
This DOES NOT pass the smell test.
These two idiots knew good and well she was pregnant. And they both conspired to throw the baby in the dumpster.
Because a passer-by heard the baby - the child was saved.
Look for both of these idiots to be charged with attempted murder.
IMO.
How did the police know he was the father?
Sadly, I have a feeling you are correct.
The “father” doesn’t appear to be much of a role model.
Glad the child was rescued, but it might be better if CPS could place him with a good family.
I personally worked with two women who gave birth that didn’t know they were pregnant.
One woman admittedly was very large, the other though was just slightly overweight and the baby was born healthy, but very very early.
Personhood bump!
I personally know of a fellow who was unaware his wife was pregnant until she went into labor. She also was a large woman with no apparent indication that she was pregnant.
So it is possible for the man not to know... that is a fact, not an ‘opinion’.
*I personally worked with two women who gave birth that didn’t know they were pregnant.
One woman admittedly was very large, the other though was just slightly overweight and the baby was born healthy, but very very early.*
Did the babies just not move around at all during the entire pregnancy? These women are nuts.
The "passer by" was the child's father.
From the 5th month on there is a lot of kicking, but I was on the slim side...don’t know about the kicking if a woman is quite large to begin with...It didn’t feel like gas when the kicking started...with later babies my 2 son’s would sit on the sofa with me and marvel when they felt their brother kick....(their sister was # 5....
Very fishy if you axe me....
Left side of the Bell Curve!
Unbelievable story, or should I say non-believable. Sorry, but I suspect the father was part of this and got cold feet, or the mother told the father what she did and he retrieved the baby.
DNA tests are not immediate to my knowledge....curious how the hospital told him he was the father...
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bit of a belly
With my first child I did not show until the last four weeks and then I could was not really needing maternity clothes.
Now the second time around, well that one wanted some room. That was a different story.
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