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A woman who abandoned an eight-month-old child in a railway station toilet has been jailed for four months.A woman who abandoned an eight-month-old child in a railway station toilet has been jailed for four months.
The 26-year-old woman left the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in a women's toilet at Bristol Temple Meads in November 2008.The 26-year-old woman left the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in a women's toilet at Bristol Temple Meads in November 2008.
She then returned home to Paignton, south Devon, where she was later arrested by police.She then returned home to Paignton, south Devon, where she was later arrested by police.
At an earlier hearing magistrates heard that the woman, formerly of Rhondda, South Wales, admitted leaving the baby. At an earlier hearing magistrates heard that the woman, formerly of Rhondda, south Wales, admitted leaving the baby.
'Looked after''Looked after'
She claimed the boy was not in danger when she left him in a public toilet because it "was busy and warm and he was likely to be found and cared for".She claimed the boy was not in danger when she left him in a public toilet because it "was busy and warm and he was likely to be found and cared for".
After a one-day trial she was convicted of unlawfully abandoning a child on 14 November in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering.After a one-day trial she was convicted of unlawfully abandoning a child on 14 November in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering.
Torquay magistrates on Monday gave her the custodial sentence she had been warned to expect.Torquay magistrates on Monday gave her the custodial sentence she had been warned to expect.
The woman said she left the baby in the toilet "because she hoped he would be looked after".The woman said she left the baby in the toilet "because she hoped he would be looked after".
She told the court: "I did make a decision to abandon him but I would never have put him in harm's way."She told the court: "I did make a decision to abandon him but I would never have put him in harm's way."
After the child was found he was taken to the British Transport Police office at the station.After the child was found he was taken to the British Transport Police office at the station.