Mother charged after baby allegedly abandoned at Toronto church
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TORONTO – A mother has been charged after a baby was allegedly abandoned at a Toronto church last month.
Police say officers were called to the Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue area around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21.
A person who answered the phone at St. Monica’s Catholic Church said the baby was found there but referred further questions to police.
Police say the baby was taken to hospital and the mother was also located.
Last month, a priest at the church told local media outlets the baby girl was doing well.
Police say the mother now faces charges of abandoning a child and not providing necessaries of life – endangering life.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 5, 2026.
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