The presumed mother of the child who was abandoned in the stairs of a block of flats in Chisinau last week was identified. If the efforts to integrate the child into the family fail, the mother will be deprived of parental rights and the child will be put up for adoption, IPN reports.

In the ordinary meeting of officials of Chisinau services and divisions, Alexei Grosu, deputy head of the Chisinau Police Division, said the woman was identified with the assistance of footages from surveillance cameras placed near the block. Details about the woman will be presented when the identification procedure is completed.

Lucia Caciuc, acting head of the Chisinau Division for the Protection of Children’s Rights, said the baby boy, who is about a month, is under medical supervision. In accordance with the law, when the mother is identified, the authorities make effort to reintegrate the child into the biological or extended family. If the efforts are not successful, the adoption procedure will be initiated. “The child feels fine now. When doctors allow, he will be transferred to a placement center managed by the Division,” stated the servant.

The child was found in an abandoned baby carriage in the stairs of a block situated in Buiucani district. There was a note with the boy’s birthdate in the carriage.

Legal action was taken over leaving in danger, which carries a fine of at most 27,500.