An American woman who was taken into custody by police in Paris on Monday after the death of a newborn who was thrown out of the window of arrrondissement for the 20th time, authorities say.
In a statement shared with NBC News, the Paris prosecutor’s office said the newborn was believed to have been thrown out of the hotel’s second floor window in the morning.
It added that the newborn was given emergency medical care but failed to survive.
The Child Protection Brigade was assigned to investigate the case as the murder of a minor under the age of 15.
The prosecutor’s office added that mothers, identified solely as US citizens, are part of a group of young adults traveling around Europe, and that the case is considered a “case of denial of pregnancy.”
A denial of pregnancy can be explained as a case of whether the mother has not or is not accepting the pregnancy.
The mother was taken to the hospital where she received medical treatment after giving birth, the prosecutor’s office said. She also said she was in police custody at the facility.
