Newborn baby found ‘dismembered in a rucksack’ in Paris home as mother arrested
A NEWBORN baby has been found dismembered in a rucksack, Paris cops say.
The tot's mum, 21, has been arrested following the grisly discovery at her home in a suburb in the French capital.
She is understood to have given birth in the commune of Stains, in the Seine-Saint-Denis area in the northern suburbs of Paris.
The young woman, who lives with her parents and has not been named, told two of her friends on July 23 that she had given birth.
She claimed that the child was stillborn and threatened to dismember it, according to police.
Investigators believe the woman may have given birth on July 17.
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She was arrested for voluntary homicide on a minor under the age of 15 on Sunday, reports say.
The mum was then released on Monday and hospitalised in a psychiatric facility.
Doctors have described her mental state as "fragile".
French prosecutors said that they had found the newborn baby "dismembered, in a rucksack, in her room".
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Authorities are investigating whether or not she was aware that she was pregnant and whether she was suffering from a condition called denial of pregnancy.
The condition means the woman is subconsciously aware of her pregnancy, but denies its existence.
Police in Paris are investigating whether the parents of the young woman were aware of their daughter's pregnancy or the suspected infanticide.
The investigation is ongoing.