{"id":12071,"date":"2025-10-22T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/12071\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:18:09","slug":"mother-arrested-after-baby-abandoned-at-nyc-subway-station-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/12071\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother arrested after baby abandoned at NYC subway station: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) \u2013 The mother of the baby girl who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/woman-wanted-questioning-baby-abandoned-115411738.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:abandoned;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">abandoned<\/a> on a Penn Station subway platform this week has been arrested, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said 30-year-old Assa Diawara was taken into custody in Queens on Wednesday. A newborn with her umbilical cord still attached was left at the busy subway station around 9 a.m. on Monday, sources told PIX11 News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said the baby was wrapped in a blanket. Photos of a woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/woman-wanted-questioning-baby-abandoned-115411738.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:wanted for questioning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wanted for questioning<\/a> in connection with the abandonment were released by the NYPD on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s not clear if the woman that police were looking for and Diawara are related. The baby was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diawara was charged with abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/erin-pflaumer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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