Woman charged after injured baby found outside home

by Emily Woods, AAP

A woman has been charged after a newborn baby was found seriously injured outside a Dandenong North home.

The boy was discovered outside the address about 2.40am on August 30.

The newborn was initially taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police on Thursday said the baby remained in hospital with “serious but non-life-threatening injuries”.

A 25-year-old woman was taken from the scene, on Gladstone Road, to hospital under police guard.

She remains in hospital and has since been charged with conduct endangering life and recklessly cause injury.

She has been released on bail and will appear before Dandenong Magistrates Court on 5 December.