Woman throws her newborn baby in airport BIN because she didn’t want to miss connecting flight to America
Binned baby found by airport cleaning staff
COPS have arrested a mum for chucking her baby away in an airport toilet because she did not want to miss her connecting flight to America.
The baby was discovered in a plastic bag in the toilet’s bin by a cleaner at Vienna’s Schwechat International Airport in Austria.
And then shortly before 2am the authorities found the 27-year-old Nigerian mother sleeping in the waiting area covered in blood.
The authorities have confirmed that the woman, who is a student, is the baby’s mum.
Local media reported the woman was flying from Minsk, the capital of Belarus to Washington D.C. and said she threw the infant away in order not to miss her connecting flight.
She claimed she thought the baby was stillborn, although reports said the infant died in hospital.
The exact cause of death is currently being ascertained by officials who have ordered a post-mortem examination.
The woman has been put in pre-trial detention and prosecutor Friedrich Koehl has said that the woman will be investigated on possible charges of “suspicion of killing a child at birth”.
According to Article 79 of the Austrian Criminal Code, the offence can lead to a prison sentence ranging from six months up to five years.
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