By Chris Wattie, National Post Toronto police are racing against time in their search for a baby boy who was whisked away from hospital by his mother despite suffering from severe malnutrition. Constable Helen Dixon, of the force’s family services unit, said yesterday that nine-month-old Heru Sut Tekh El was taken to the emergency room of the Hospital for Sick Children on Wednesday afternoon by his mother, Erica Caines. Doctors at the hospital immediately determined that the infant was seriously malnourished and in need of immediate help, but before they could treat Heru, the woman fled the hospital with the child. Police said in a news release that Ms. Caines “physically obtained her child,” but would not elaborate on how she managed to get away from the hospital or why she might have fled. Nonetheless, Const. Dixon said doctors are extremely worried about the little boy’s health. “This child is in urgent need of medical attention,” she said. “He has severe, underline severe, malnutrition. The doctors want that little guy back in hospital right away.” Const. Dixon said little is known about how the child became so malnourished or any details of Ms. Caines’ situation, but police are asking for the public’s help in locating her and the boy. The woman is not known to police, she said. Ms. Caines is described as black, 22 years old, 5’ 6” tall and about 100 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information regarding ...
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