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10:00pm Thursday 28th August 2008
POLICE have traced the mother of a newborn baby that was found abandoned in Hampshire.
Officers were called just before 6pm today where a man found a baby boy outside an empty holiday home in Hayling Island, near Portsmouth.
Police launched an urgent appeal conducted an air and land search to find the mother, and later received a phone call from a girl saying she had given birth to the baby.
A Hampshire Police spokesman said the teenager received medical attention at a police station and is in good health.
The child was taken to St.Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth where his condition is described as healthy and stable.
c, says...
7:52am Fri 29 Aug 08
young mum, southampton says...
8:25am Fri 29 Aug 08
Rock and roll, says...
8:39am Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:I know that she's old enough to have a child, so should hold the responsibility that comes with it.
What another idiotic post from R&R, so Portsmouth is the only place where babys are abandoned? why should she not be in good health? why should she not be allowed to see the child? you know nothing of the circumstances of this young girl and your comments are harsh.
katrina, Thornhill says...
9:31am Fri 29 Aug 08
c, says...
9:48am Fri 29 Aug 08
Rock and roll, says...
10:11am Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:I know she left a baby to die.
No one said she didn't want the responsibility of it, she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl.
katrina, Thornhill says...
10:30am Fri 29 Aug 08
K, S'ton says...
10:37am Fri 29 Aug 08
Rock and roll, says...
10:42am Fri 29 Aug 08
katrina wrote:It seems the non-realwomen i speak of, will fall over themselves to find excuses.
I think it's a bit presumptious to assume that she left it to die? We don't know the circumstances - it may be that she was hiding round the corner watching to make sure someone would pick it up and keep it safe?
c, says...
10:53am Fri 29 Aug 08
c, says...
11:08am Fri 29 Aug 08
Rock and roll, says...
11:21am Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:Women and the female species in general, are in my opinion, the greatest of all creation.
Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
c, says...
11:33am Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:I ask you again
Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
PATSY, TOTTON says...
12:10pm Fri 29 Aug 08
chrissy, says...
1:05pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Skills, Bishopstoke says...
1:09pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Tut tut, says...
1:17pm Fri 29 Aug 08
chrissy wrote:Although you and Rock N Roll are essentially saying the same thing, I think I will agree with your post. Slightly less militant than R&R's.
Young and frightened she may have been,but surely that's no excuse to leave the baby boy where she did,luckily he was found alive!!!She shouldn't be allowed to get away with this or to have the baby with her,he should be given to a family that will LOVE,PROTECT and CHERISH this innocent child
Rock and roll, says...
1:18pm Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this.
c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.I ask you again
well wisher, soton says...
3:14pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
3:16pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Rock and roll wrote:I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away.
c wrote:I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.I ask you again
Donna, says...
4:01pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Lowe and behold wrote:I believe this also. I'm a mother of three girls, and if one of them ever abandoned one of my grandchildren, i would disown them on the spot. There is no excuse in this day and age. I can't see that c has a maternal bone in her body to stand up for this selfish girl. I'm sorry, but our system, though not perfect, caters for every need of a teenagers needs whilst pregnant and after birth.
Rock and roll wrote:I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away. For the safety of the baby let the baby be brought up in a safe loveing enviroment and not by a unstable young child trying to bring up another childc wrote:I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.I ask you again
Katrina, Thornhill says...
4:08pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Christoff, says...
4:19pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Katrina wrote:Ay? No contraception is 100% so no, rape is certainly not the only excuse for getting pregnant. What a strange thought process.
The problem with this country is, no matter what we think should happen what will happen is that a lot of money will go to helping this girl to keep her baby if she shows any inclination in that direction! Regardless of how good our systems are with coping with these situations the reality of the situation is that she managed to get pregnant in a day and age when contraception is free and easily available! For that, the only excuse can surely be rape!
c, says...
4:27pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
4:28pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Donna wrote:Well said Donna im sure you are doing a grand job in bringing your girls up.
Lowe and behold wrote:I believe this also. I'm a mother of three girls, and if one of them ever abandoned one of my grandchildren, i would disown them on the spot. There is no excuse in this day and age. I can't see that c has a maternal bone in her body to stand up for this selfish girl. I'm sorry, but our system, though not perfect, caters for every need of a teenagers needs whilst pregnant and after birth. Where the hell was her mother/father or care worker. Someone must have known something about the teenager. I am a REAL woman, mr rockand roll, so i understand your posts, so before anyone points the finger at me, just remember, the care of the baby will always take priority over the silly little teenager who plays grown ups. I hope this clears up the difference between myself and c.Rock and roll wrote:I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away. For the safety of the baby let the baby be brought up in a safe loveing enviroment and not by a unstable young child trying to bring up another childc wrote:I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.I ask you again
Christoff, says...
4:44pm Fri 29 Aug 08
c wrote:Not at all, just a stupid b!tch hater.
Don't worry katrina, he's a woman hater you can tell in the way he answered you.
100% british muscle, chilworth says...
7:20pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Treble9, Soton says...
7:25pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Teenager, says...
7:40pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Treble9 wrote:F-ck off you w@nker. Theres f-ck all wrong wif the youth of today apart from living with c-nts like you. Go do your social worker sh1t somewhere some c-nt gives a f-ck and get to f-ck off here. You pr1ck.
You people and your comments are disgusting. This website should not give the opportunity for people to comment on stories. This isn't debate, it's just stupid people spouting rubbish. Ignorance, arrogance, hostility, aggression and downright disgusting behaviour is rife here. No wonder the youth of today are growing up like they are. You should all take a long hard look at yourselves and your behaviour. Pathetic, the lot of you.
claire, says...
10:42pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
2:02am Sat 30 Aug 08
claire wrote:RESPECT THE GIRL... are you fu**in serious.
This girl you are all so eager to comment about is a young girl, who was frightened, scared, and confused. I know this girl very well. She comes from a loving, caring family, who DO NOT 'Sponge' off the social, or in fact live in the Portsmouth area. I cant believe people actually comment about a situation that you only know so little about. Trust me, if it was somebody you knew and loved you wouldn't be assuming all these nasty things about a young girl you do not even know. But sadly you wouldn't ever know, untill you were in the same situation. I would appreciate it very much if people no longer comment on this, to respect the girl and her family.
Meg, Ks says...
2:45am Sat 30 Aug 08
Rock and roll, says...
7:28am Sat 30 Aug 08
claire wrote:Who the hell are you to tell us not to comment?
This girl you are all so eager to comment about is a young girl, who was frightened, scared, and confused. I know this girl very well. She comes from a loving, caring family, who DO NOT 'Sponge' off the social, or in fact live in the Portsmouth area. I cant believe people actually comment about a situation that you only know so little about. Trust me, if it was somebody you knew and loved you wouldn't be assuming all these nasty things about a young girl you do not even know. But sadly you wouldn't ever know, untill you were in the same situation. I would appreciate it very much if people no longer comment on this, to respect the girl and her family.
George, says...
2:43pm Sat 30 Aug 08
Christoff wrote:Or even the pill simply not working? It does happen. Condoms don't even have to split to stop working.
Katrina wrote:Ay? No contraception is 100% so no, rape is certainly not the only excuse for getting pregnant. What a strange thought process.
The problem with this country is, no matter what we think should happen what will happen is that a lot of money will go to helping this girl to keep her baby if she shows any inclination in that direction! Regardless of how good our systems are with coping with these situations the reality of the situation is that she managed to get pregnant in a day and age when contraception is free and easily available! For that, the only excuse can surely be rape!
You ever heard of a condom splitting? a pill being made ineffective by other medication? Someone forgetting to take a pill?
Crazy woman
Treble9, Soton says...
11:17pm Sat 30 Aug 08
Teenager wrote:Joke or not, I think you've just proved my point. Idiot. Some day you or someone in your family is going to need an ambulance....think about that. Prat.
Treble9 wrote: You people and your comments are disgusting. This website should not give the opportunity for people to comment on stories. This isn\'t debate, it\'s just stupid people spouting rubbish. Ignorance, arrogance, hostility, aggression and downright disgusting behaviour is rife here. No wonder the youth of today are growing up like they are. You should all take a long hard look at yourselves and your behaviour. Pathetic, the lot of you.F-ck off you w@nker. Theres f-ck all wrong wif the youth of today apart from living with c-nts like you. Go do your social worker sh1t somewhere some c-nt gives a f-ck and get to f-ck off here. You pr1ck.
mandy, southampton says...
6:37pm Sun 31 Aug 08
claire, says...
8:40pm Sun 31 Aug 08
bored of these people, says...
10:15pm Sun 31 Aug 08
claire wrote:Similarly, you think that because you're dimly related to the person in the story, you're somehow qualified to make all manner of judgements about a load of people you don't know. People are "sad" because they feel strongly about something, and comment on it in a way you don't like? People commenting here have nothing better to do? It takes a minute or so to comment, if that. It's to make themselves feel good? Really? How d'you know that? Maybe they're just angry at the story. Quite understandable, really. Everyone who doesn't act exactly as you think they ought to has a tiny pea for a brain, eh? Interesting. You like to talk a lot about "facts" but have no way to ascertain any of these judgements you're passing off as "facts". Hypocricy?
The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area.
The girl is my couson.
So you would do the same by 'checking the net'.
I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but
Ask yourselves this...
Are you all commenting on a story that is
'a fact'?
The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on.
People are so naive and just believe everything they hear.
You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are.
So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn't happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad.
You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.
claire, says...
4:49pm Mon 1 Sep 08
bored of these people wrote:Hypocricy???
claire wrote: The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area. The girl is my couson. So you would do the same by \\\'checking the net\\\'. I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but Ask yourselves this... Are you all commenting on a story that is \\\'a fact\\\'? The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on. People are so naive and just believe everything they hear. You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are. So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn\\\'t happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad. You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.Similarly, you think that because you\\\'re dimly related to the person in the story, you\\\'re somehow qualified to make all manner of judgements about a load of people you don\\\'t know. People are \\\"sad\\\" because they feel strongly about something, and comment on it in a way you don\\\'t like? People commenting here have nothing better to do? It takes a minute or so to comment, if that. It\\\'s to make themselves feel good? Really? How d\\\'you know that? Maybe they\\\'re just angry at the story. Quite understandable, really. Everyone who doesn\\\'t act exactly as you think they ought to has a tiny pea for a brain, eh? Interesting. You like to talk a lot about \\\"facts\\\" but have no way to ascertain any of these judgements you\\\'re passing off as \\\"facts\\\". Hypocricy? The story might not be the complete story, but unless the Echo is flat-out lying, then your cousin did indeed abandon her new-born child. Back story aside, that is not normal, and it is upsetting and offensive to other people. They have every right to comment on it, don\\\'t bother coming here preaching to them simply because you\\\'re related to the girl in question
Josephine, says...
6:34pm Mon 1 Sep 08
me, says...
11:51am Tue 2 Sep 08
claire wrote:Clair, Rock and Roll and gang do this all the time, to every story like this,they sit there behind their computers waiting for stories like this to come up so they can bombard people with their opinions, as they call them, don't let them get to you, they really are not worth it.
The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area.
The girl is my couson.
So you would do the same by 'checking the net'.
I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but
Ask yourselves this...
Are you all commenting on a story that is
'a fact'?
The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on.
People are so naive and just believe everything they hear.
You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are.
So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn't happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad.
You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.
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Rock and roll, says...
7:27am Fri 29 Aug 08
"the teenager received medical attention at a police station and is in good health".
Well she shouldn't be.
Typical chav underage pregnancy, from a typical underage sex filthy town.
Should never be allowed to see the child again.
Give the baby to real caring people, it will save a fortune on welfare payments, social service appointments to make sure it's not abused and will give the child a second chance it will never have with filth like this.