POLICE yesterday continued searching for the mother of a newborn girl found dead from starvation and hypothermia on Monday under an olive tree in Larnaca. 

“We are carrying on investigations but as of yet have not uncovered any new evidence,” police spokeswoman Nicoletta Tyrimou told the Mail. 

The baby was discovered in Aradippou on Monday morning and according to pathologist Eleni Antoniou was abandoned a few hours after birth, probably on Sunday night. 

She seems to have died from “starvation and climatic conditions – the cold. The baby definitely suffered hypothermia”, said Antoniou who did the post-mortem.

Antoniou said that the baby was born by natural labour and was still connected to the placenta. 

Larnaca police spokesman Christos Andreou said that they were investigating all possibilities as they were unable to follow a “specific direction” due to lack of evidence. 

He said that police investigations started with all private and public hospitals in Larnaca as well as pharmacies in the hope of finding clues to the mother’s identity. 

The police have asked anyone who has information which could help located the baby’s mother to come forward.  

Cyprus Mail