A newborn baby is fighting for his life after being allegedly found abandoned under a carport in Melbourne’s south-east overnight, hours after his birth.
Police said the boy was discovered outside the home on Gladstone Rd in Dandenong North at around 2.40am on Friday.
The baby’s mother, a 25-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital where officers said she remained in police custody.
The 25-year-old’s housemates told Nine News on Friday morning they were unaware she was pregnant.
“We just woke up and there was an incident and we had to call triple 0, and they came and helped us,” they said.
‘We are happy that the baby is doing well and we continue to pray for her and the baby.
“We are ready to support her when she leaves the hospital.”
The housemate told Nine the new mother was a lovely woman who worked at a nursing home.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.
Police said the boy was discovered outside the home on Gladstone Rd in Dandenong North at around 2.40am on Friday.