A BRITISH woman arrested after allegedly abandoning her new-born baby in a Spanish hospital had a number of children taken away from her in the UK before moving abroad, it emerged today. Respected local daily Sur said the circumstances of their court-ordered removal was unclear, although the woman is understood to have drink and drug problems. She was due to appear in court today, although the hearing will take place behind closed doors as is normal in Spain where only trials take place in public. An investigating judge will decide whether to remand her – and the new-born’s British father who was also arrested on suspicion of child abandonment after a police hunt – in custody or release them on bail. Police were called in after the mum disappeared from Antequera Hospital near Malaga last week hours after giving birth. She still had her hospital dressing gown on when she and her partner were tracked down to the nearby town of Fuente de Piedra, where they moved earlier this year to join her elderly expat dad. The couple’s child is understood to have been premature and was kept in a baby unit while her mum was taken to a room on a general ward. Hospital chiefs raised the alarm after discovering her and the child’s dad, both aged around 40, had left the building without warning any medical staff. Sur said officers discovered she had problems with her older children after making inquiries about her past. Officials have not commented… [Read full story]
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