Baby was pronounced dead at hospital and authorities are investigating case as homicide of a minor younger than 15

A young American woman, traveling through Europe, is in custody after allegedly throwing her newborn out a Paris hotel window. The baby, pronounced dead at the hospital, is being investigated as a homicide.

  • Nougat
    24•2 days ago

    This goes even beyond that:

    And authorities are considering the possibility of what is known as pregnancy denial, a condition in which a woman remains unaware of or in denial about her pregnancy until labor. … She was taken to a hospital for medical treatment following childbirth and has been placed in custody there, officials said.

    Reading between the lines here, the baby was newborn, as in just born in that hotel room.

    Animals abandon offspring kind of all the time. Human beings are an outlier, in that we don’t do that very often anymore, but it definitely does still happen. I think this situation is a bit different, though.

    • @[email protected]English
      17•2 days ago

      It would make sense; she denied it to herself until she physically couldn’t anymore, then panicked not knowing what to do with/about it and chucked the newborn.

      Given she’s American; accepting you’re pregnant at 15 knowing you’ll probably be forced to keep it (or at least birth it)… That’s tough.

      I’d expect more of this unfortunately; given Americas renewed fight against abortion, contraception, and sex related health information in general.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•2 days ago

        Just to clarify, it’s the baby that was “a minor under 15” for the definition of the crime. The woman is young, but I think if she were only 15 they’d have said so, maybe called her a girl. Even in France.