Mother Arrested for Abandoning Newborn Baby at Penn Station

Suspect Arrested for Abandoning Newborn

• 👶 A 30-year-old suspect, Liz Assa Diawara, is set to be formally charged with abandoning her newborn baby girl inside the 34th Street subway station.
• 📍 Authorities arrested Diawara early this morning in Queens after tracing a car service back to her residence.
• 📸 Exclusive video shows police closing in on Diawara's home, ringing her doorbell hours before her arrest.

Discovery of the Infant

• 🚇 A newborn baby girl was found wrapped in a blanket at the bottom of a stairwell inside the 34th Street and 7th Avenue subway station.
• 📞 The discovery followed an anonymous tip received by dispatchers.
• ✅ Fortunately, the baby was found alive and well.

Neighbor Reactions and Suspect's Demeanor

• 💬 Neighbors expressed disbelief, finding it hard to believe the woman they knew would commit such an act.
• 😔 One neighbor wished the young mother had reached out for help instead.
• 🤫 Neighbors described Diawara as a quiet, always cheerful, and smiling lady who often covered up, with some unaware she was pregnant.

Legal Context and Charges

• ⚖️ Diawara is expected to face charges including abandonment of a child.
• 📹 Police utilized surveillance cameras in the subway system to identify and apprehend the suspect.
• ⚠️ New York State's Safe Haven Law allows for the anonymous legal surrender of infants 30 days or younger at locations like hospitals or fire stations, which was not utilized in this case.