On 5 November, 1888, PC Herbert Lee was on duty in Marylebone Lane when he saw a woman lying on a doorstep. In her arms was baby. Approaching them, PC Lee noticed the child was dressed only in a nightshirt. He told the woman that she should wrap her baby…
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