Kate Claxton acts for the Local Authority in relation to Baby Elsa

A newborn baby found earlier this year in Newham, east London, is the third child abandoned by the same parents.

DNA tests presented to the East London Family Court established that “Baby Elsa” is the full sibling of two babies, a boy and a girl, found in very similar circumstances in 2017 and 2019.

Despite appeals by the Metropolitan Police, their parents have not been identified.

Judge Carol Atkinson said the story was of "great public interest" as babies are very rarely abandoned in modern Britain.

Baby Elsa is currently in foster care, whilst her siblings have since been adopted.

42BR's Kate Claxton acted for the Local Authority.

BBC News coverage 

4th Jun 2024

Kate Claxton

Call 2019 | Admitted as a Solicitor: 2005