HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars have been raised to help a New Zealand man bring his son with Down syndrome to live in New Zealand from Armenia, though the mother disputes claims she abandoned the baby.

MORE than $US470,966 ($NZ636,800 or $A603,740) has been raised on a crowd funding page set up for Leo Forrest, who was born on January 21, 2015 with Down syndrome, in Armenia.

Originally published asOver $NZ600k raised for Down Syndrome baby