Foster family take in baby Gary

Police have circulated details about baby Gary across the country

The newborn baby boy abandoned in an Edinburgh park has been discharged from hospital care and placed with an experienced foster family.

Pam Smith, of Edinburgh City Council's childrens department, said Gary may have to be put up for adoption.

Police appeals for his mother to get in touch with them have proved fruitless so far.

The baby, named Gary, was found in woodland on the outskirts of Holyrood Park on Friday.

Ms Smith said: "We really want someone from Gary's family to come forward to see what possibilities there may be for his future care within his own family, or even his own extended family.

"If no-one comes forward and there is no information, then Gary has a right to a family and we would seek to place him with an adoptive family."

Police appeal

Meanwhile, police have intensified their search for Gary's mother.

He was named after the first policeman on the scene when he was found abandoned in trees near Brown Street, next to the Dumbiedykes estate.

The baby, who was thought to have been in the park for less than an hour when he was found on Friday evening, had no clothing or blankets and was suffering from hypothermia.

Detectives have circulated details about the incident across Scotland.

Detective Inspector Donald Logie, of Lothian and Borders Police, urged anyone with information to contact the Crimestoppers hotline.

He said: "The door is not being shut however, with baby Gary leaving hospital, he will go to a foster family who will start to take care of him so it starts to become a bit more complicated."