Abandoned baby gets a name
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Posted 6:53AM on Wednesday 18th September 2002 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - A newborn baby girl found behind a printing store in downtown Atlanta has a name. <br>
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The baby's caseworker named the baby Selena Rena Bell Tuesday - a day after deliveryman Eddie Stephens spotted her tiny hand sticking out of dirty towels. <br>
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Authorities say the baby was about two hours old and still had her umbilican cord attached. <br>
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The seven-pound newborn was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where doctors say she is in good condition. <br>
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Child welfare officials say they expect to place Selena with permanent adoptive parents in within 90 days. <br>
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By late Tuesday, they had received calls from 19 people wanting to adopt the child. <br>
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Police continue to search for the child's mother.
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