Mum who dumped her newborn baby in a hospital bin leaving him to almost suffocate to death is spared jail
Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh has dodged jail after a judge said she had 'disassociated' herself from the birth
A MUM in denial about being pregnant dumped her newborn baby in a bin after giving birth in a toilet.
Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, has dodged jail after pleading guilty to attempted infanticide.
The baby was discovered by cleaning staff with his umbilical cord cut and tissues stuffed into his mouth shortly after Balogh went to Royal Albert Edward Infirmary complaining of abdominal pain.
She had told a triage nurse at the hospital's A&E there was no possibility she could be pregnant.
Liverpool Crown Court heard the expecting mum went into a toilet cubicle at around 8.30pm and remained there until just after 10pm, when she left the hospital.
Related stories
The baby boy was discovered around an hour and 40 minutes later.
He was given oxygen and has since made a full recovery.
Judge Neil Flewitt QC said: "When the baby was discovered he was a dusky blue colour which was indicative of a lack of oxygen.
"It was the opinion of medical staff at the hospital that if the baby had not been found when he had he would have died.
"Thankfully the baby not only survived but is also now thriving."
The judge said Balogh, who is originally from Romania, spent six months in prison while on remand, before being bailed last month.
She had told police she had not known she was pregnant, although police later found internet searches relating to pregnancy and home birth on her computer.
Psychiatric reports showed Balogh was likely to have been in denial about the pregnancy and "dissociating" from the experience.
It was the opinion of medical staff at the hospital that if the baby had not been found when he had he would have died.
Judge Neil Flewitt QC
Judge Flewitt said: "There is no doubt that your culpability is significantly reduced, albeit not extinguished, by reason of the fact that at the relevant time the balance of your mind was disturbed by the effect of giving birth."
Balogh was handed a 12-month community order, with requirements to undertake a rehabilitation order and to live in approved premises.
The court heard the baby was in foster care but an application for custody was being made by the father and Balogh had been allowed supervised visits.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368