Weeks after he spent the night outside a relative’s Houston residence, the mother of an abandoned baby remains at large while facing criminal charges.
Security camera footage showed the mother, identified as 23-year-old Loretta Faye Norwood, stepping out of a vehicle on March 21, at around 12:10 a.m., while holding a car seat.
The woman then places the car seat that contains her 8-month-old baby near the door of a house and leaves.
Investigators said that Norwood waited around 40 minutes before sending the boy’s father a text telling him that his child was left outside his mother’s home.
“Your son outside, tell your mom to get him,” the text reads. “Don’t leave your son outside. He is there. After the DNA, you can get his papers. Better get your son from out because he there.”
The father did not see the message until around 8 a.m. The baby was found two hours earlier by the homeowner who then called the police.
The baby was examined at a hospital where he was found to be in good condition. He has since been placed in the care of a foster family.
