Mother arrested, charged after baby abandoned at Penn Station
Diawara was charged with abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
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A mom has been arrested and charged for leaving an infant at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway station on Monday.
According to police, Assa Diawara, 30, of Queens, was arrested and brought into custody early Wednesday morning.
Diawara was charged with abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
Police say she entered the station on the southbound platform of the 1 train and abandoned the baby girl wrapped in a blanket.
Officers were dispatched to the area and found the infant, then transported her to the hospital for evaluation.
This is a developing story.
