The infant reportedly still had the umbilical cord attached after being thrown from a second-floor window as prosecutors say a case is now open for ‘homicide of a minor under 15’
Witnesses heard screaming when a newborn baby died after reportedly being thrown out of a hotel room window by their teenage mum.
The horrific incident happened at about 6am this morning at the Ibis Style hotel in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. People nearby were alerted to what was happening after hearing the commotion and then calling the emergency services.
It is believed that the 18-year-old American mum threw the infant from her room on the second floor. She is thought to have been on a study trip to the French capital along with other students from the US, according to local media reports.
Witnesses say the baby still had the umbilical cord attached when they were found. The child was rushed to the Robert-Debré hospital, but despite the best efforts of medics, they didn’t survive the injuries sustained, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed to Le Parisien.
A magistrate from the Paris public prosecutor’s office attended the scene, along with police officers from the minor protection brigade (BPM) of the Paris judicial police, according to a police source. The prosecutor’s office confirmed that an investigation has been opened for “homicide of a minor under 15”.
A source close to the case told Paris Match: “the investigation is underway and the precise circumstances of this tragedy remain to be established… We do not yet know if we are dealing with a denial of pregnancy.”
The prosecution said that the teenager, is “part of a group of young adults travelling in Europe”, adding that she was taken to hospital where she is set to undergo an operation having recently given birth. The Paris prosecutor’s office went on: “She was also taken into custody on site. The possibility of a denial of pregnancy is being considered.”
