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1. Newborn baby found abandoned on doorstep.
Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy found abandoned in the southwest NSW town of Griffith last night.
Residents discovered the baby outside their front door after their doorbell rang, NSW Police Force said in a statement.
He was wrapped in a pink cloth bassinet and is believed to be just days old.
Police have concerns for the health of the boy’s mother, believed to be aged in her teens, and have urged her to come forward.
It is believed the baby boy, who is of Caucasian appearance, was possibly born about 10am on Friday. He is being cared for at Griffith Base Hospital and is in good health.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
2. Husband of murdered mother heard attack over the phone.
There are reports that the husband of a 48-year-old woman brutally killed on Thursday heard her murder over the phone.
Prasad Somawansa, 48 was found in her home in the Melbourne suburb of Hooper’s Crossing on Thursday night with severe upper body injuries.
Her husband Privantha in Brisbane for work phoned her about 8pm and heard the attack reports The Herald Sun.
Police had earlier said that Mr Somawansa had asked a family friend to check on his wife after she did not answer his calls.