Police appeal for Te-Aroha Hape and three-day-old baby girl in Hornsby

A mother has taken her newborn baby against the advice of doctors and fled an upper north shore hospital, putting the mother and baby’s medical welfare in question.

Hornsby Hospital where a mother fled with her baby. Picture: Angelo Velardo

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Police are appealing for public assistance to help find a mother and her newborn baby girl who left Hornsby Hospital against medical advice.

Last Sunday, July 7, 32-year-old, Te-Aroha Hape, left the hospital on Palmerston Rd, Hornsby, with her three-day-old daughter without medical clearance.

Te-Aroha Hape, 32, left the hospital with her three-day-old daughter without medical clearance.

Ku-ring-gai police conducted a search of the area without success and serious concerns remain for the mother and newborn’s welfare.

Police said the pair required medical assistance. It is believed Ms Hape may be in company of the child’s father, Benjamine Street, and driving a white Volkswagen Transporter with ACT registration YGG45K.

Ms Hape is described as being of Pacific Islander or Maori appearance, about 170cm tall, of medium build, with black hair and brown eyes.

Ms Hape is known to frequent Blacktown and the upper north shore, and has associates in The Hills, Nepean, and Mt Druitt areas.