Woman Turns Herself in to Police After Abandoning a Newborn Days After Christmas.

A New York woman has turned herself in to police after she allegedly abandoned a baby just days after Christmas.

We reported the story just a few days ago that a man found a shivering infant in the cold on a doorstep. The baby was found around 6:05 a.m. Sunday December 29, 2024 wrapped in blankets in a tote bag outside a residence on Rev. James A Polite Avenue, police said. 

Mamadou Hafiz Jallow, who lives near where the baby was found, brought the baby inside for safety, he said. 

He admits that he was apprehensive about the situation but felt compelled to help. “I didn’t want to mess up any evidence but it was too cold,” Hafiz Jallow. “I had to take the baby from outside, put it [inside].” 

The child was taken to an area hospital and listed in stable condition while the police began an exhaustive search into who was responsible. After finding surveillance footage with a person seen carrying the same tote bag that the baby was found in, their search has come to an end.

Delfina Galvez, 26, surrendered to the New York Police Department on Dec. 30, a day after CCTV footage of her carrying a green tote bag was shown to the public. According to local news outlet Norwood News, Jallow’s apartment is located next-door to Family Services Network of New York Inc. Care Management & Coordination Program, a nonprofit organization that provides family services. Under New York State’s Abandoned Infant Protection Act, newborns under the age of 30 days can be surrendered at a safe location such as a hospital, police station, or firehouse, but someone must be notified upon arrival.

Galvez, who lives just down the block from where she allegedly abandoned her baby, turned herself in to the NYPD’s 46th Precinct in the Bronx after the video footage made its rounds. At this moment there has been no statement from Galvez on why she left her baby outside the facility but, one can only speculate it was to surrender the child.

She was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, abandonment of a child, and acting in a manner injurious to a child.