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A woman found guilty of abandoning her eight-month-old baby boy in a railway station toilet has been warned she could be sent to jail. A woman found guilty of abandoning an eight-month-old baby boy in a railway station toilet has been warned she could be sent to jail.
Newton Abbot Magistrates' Court heard the child was found by a member of the public in the ladies' toilet at Bristol Temple Meads station last November.Newton Abbot Magistrates' Court heard the child was found by a member of the public in the ladies' toilet at Bristol Temple Meads station last November.
The woman aged in her 20s, who is originally from Rhondda and lives in Paignton, Devon, denied the charge.The woman aged in her 20s, who is originally from Rhondda and lives in Paignton, Devon, denied the charge.
The court has called for pre-sentence reports to be compiled.The court has called for pre-sentence reports to be compiled.
The woman will appear before Torbay magistrates on 30 March.The woman will appear before Torbay magistrates on 30 March.
Magistrates were told the woman admitted leaving the child but "showed no remorse".Magistrates were told the woman admitted leaving the child but "showed no remorse".
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She claimed the baby was not in danger because it "was busy and warm and the child was likely to be found and cared for".She claimed the baby was not in danger because it "was busy and warm and the child was likely to be found and cared for".
She was convicted of unlawfully abandoning a child on 14 November in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering.She was convicted of unlawfully abandoning a child on 14 November in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering.
Chairman of the bench Dr Joslin Landell-Mills said it was fortunate the baby was found by a caring member of the public.Chairman of the bench Dr Joslin Landell-Mills said it was fortunate the baby was found by a caring member of the public.
"The offence is so serious you could go to custody," she told the woman."The offence is so serious you could go to custody," she told the woman.
The woman said she had made the decision to abandon the child but would never have put him in harm's way.The woman said she had made the decision to abandon the child but would never have put him in harm's way.
The court heard he was also left with milk and clean nappies. The station cleaner looked after the baby until British Transport Police arrived.The court heard he was also left with milk and clean nappies. The station cleaner looked after the baby until British Transport Police arrived.