Cops say a woman and her baby were picked up by two people in a blue transit van near the Billet Road Roundabout in Walthamstow at 4pm yesterday (30th July)

The woman gave birth to a baby in the Billet Road underpass near the Kwik Fit garage, Credit: Google Streetview

Police are searching for a woman who went missing after giving birth to a baby in Billet Road underpass, Walthamstow yesterday (30th July).

The woman is believed to called Anne Marie, in her mid-30s, and white with long blonde hair. Police say she was wearing a black dress and heavy jumper and was sleeping rough when she went missing.

Metropolitan Police officers received a report at around 4.45pm yesterday (30th July) that a woman had given birth at around 8am that morning at the Billet Road underpass in Walthamstow.

According to police, a witness supported the woman through the birth until about 4pm when she and her baby were picked up by two people in a blue transit van.

PC Dan Cooper said: “Our top priority is to establish that the woman and her baby are safe and well and have access to any medical treatment they may need. I would like to stress that the woman is not in any trouble, our only concern is the wellbeing of her and her newborn child.

“We are carrying out fast-paced enquiries, including trawling CCTV, speaking to people in the area and visiting nearby hospitals.

“I’d also like to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen or heard something to come forward. Were you walking or cycling through the underpass or at the nearby Kwik Fit garage? If so, please get in touch with us.

“If the woman does not feel comfortable speaking to us, she can go directly to a medical centre or a charity.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the North East area’s Local Missing Hub on 07881 330 956 or 101 quoting CAD 5617/30JUL

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org

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