Police believe the baby had been born not long before, possibly in the area.
A newborn baby was found dead Wednesday night at the Blanshard Centre shopping plaza, and Victoria police say they are concerned about the welfare of the mother.
Victoria police and paramedics responded just before 10 p.m. to the plaza at Bay and Blanshard streets and found the infant in the parking lot.No further details were immediately available from police.Investigators could be seen outside the plaza’s Subway restaurant, taking photographs around the property. Officers in white coveralls, masks and purple gloves were examining large garbage bins across the parking lot.jbell@timescolonist.
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