What to Know
- Police are looking for the woman who left a 6-month-old baby girl at a Brooklyn doorstep, then fled Friday afternoon
- Neighbors say they saw the baby on the ground and went to comfort the crying infant as they awaited police
- The baby was taken to a local hospital; she didn't appear to have any injuries
Police are investigating after a woman allegedly abandoned an infant on the ground outside a man's home in Brooklyn Friday, then fled.
The woman walked up to the man's home on Fountain Avenue in East New York at about 3 p.m. Friday and told him "This is your baby," sources first told News 4.
Police say the man denied he was the baby's father and would not take the 6-month-old girl. The woman then left the baby on the ground outside the man's door and fled.
It's not clear if the man ever knew the baby was left at his doorstep but a neighbor spotted the baby and attended to the crying child as she called 911, she told News 4 in an exclusive interview.
"I saw the baby on the floor crying, and I was like, 'Whose baby is this?'" said Renee Jaikaran. "The mom left the baby and run up the street."
"She was scared, don't know what's going on, so she was just hysterically crying," said Jaikaran.
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Other neighbors arrived and got formula as they comforted the baby while waiting for police to arrive.
"We asked the neighbor for some formula. We gave her like three bottles, and the police officer who were here, they helped change the diaper and stuff," said Jaikaran.
The baby was taken to Brookdale Hospital, police said. She had no signs of injuries.
A search is underway for the baby's mother, who could potentially face charges, police say.
A man who answered the door where the baby was left told News 4 claimed he didn't know anything about the baby.
"No mother should, regardless of what is the situation, just leave the baby and just ran away," Jaikaran said. "That's your child, that's your responsibility."
