A mother who abandoned her newborn baby girl at a hospital 14 years ago has finally reunited with her daughter

News24xx.com -   A mother who abandoned her newborn baby girl at a hospital 14 years ago and disappeared without a trace has finally reunited with her daughter.

Jessica Boatwright issued a plea for help finding her mum in April, fighting back tears as she watched CCTV of her being abandoned at Sydney's Liverpool Hospital in 2005. 

The woman, who lives in a secluded rural area, told A Current Affair she fell pregnant with her daughter at the age of 18 soon after moving to Australia.

'I felt scared. You are pregnant, with no husband and not married,' she said.

Hiding her pregnancy from her family under the guise of weight gain, the mother gave birth to her child in her bedroom in near silence.

She then took her newborn to Liverpool Hospital, where chilling footage showed the mother entering the emergency department in the middle of the night cradling her daughter.

Hours later, the woman was captured on CCTV sneaking out of the hospital without her baby girl, which sparked a five-month unsuccessful search to track her down.

The disappearance of Jessica's mother made headlines in 2005 after authorities made public pleas for the mother to return but she never did - until now.

Finally coming forward to tell her side of the story, the anonymous mother said she had resolved to one day face the reality of her situation.

"I ran away for 14 years. One day you have to face it, no matter what,"

Jessica's long-lost mum teared up as she met her daughter's adopted parents Brad and Anna Boatwright - who have embraced Jessica's decision to find her biological parent.

 

 

 

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