Three newborns abandoned in London are all related, court reveals

London: A newborn baby found dumped in London in freezing conditions earlier this year has two siblings who were also abandoned in previous years in s...

London: A newborn baby found dumped in London in freezing conditions earlier this year has two siblings who were also abandoned in previous years in similar circumstances, a court has been told.

The girl, named Baby Elsa by hospital staff, was found in January wrapped in a towel inside a shopping bag by a dog walker in east London who alerted emergency services.

DNA testing has since shown she has a brother and sister, known as Baby Harry and Baby Roman, who were discovered in the same area of the UK capital in 2017 and 2019.

The children's parents are yet to be identified, and London's Metropolitan Police is working to trace their identities.

A family court judge on Monday approved the release of details about the cases, lifting the normally strict reporting restrictions on minors and family matters in the interests of "openness of justice".