Baby Corpse Discovered in Trash Bag in Vienna Hotel: Mother Charged

The 21-year-old will be tried on May 26 for the killing of a child at birth (§ 79 StGB). In the event of a conviction in accordance with the indictment, the woman faces a prison sentence of between six months and five years.

The young woman checked into a hotel with her partner on December 8, 2024. The next day, emergency services were alerted due to severe bleeding of the 21-year-old. The woman was taken to a hospital. There, doctors realized that she must have given birth to a child shortly before, which the 21-year-old vehemently denied.

Baby's Body Found in Trash Bag in Vienna-Simmering

Nevertheless, the hospital staff informed the hotel to search for a newborn. The next day, the baby's body was discovered in a trash bag at the accommodation facility. Both parents were initially arrested on suspicion of murder. However, the 25-year-old man was soon able to convince law enforcement authorities that he had not noticed his partner's pregnancy or the birth process.

In January, the mother suspected of murder was also released from pre-trial detention. A psychiatric report had determined that she had not killed intentionally but had acted under the influence of the birth process. The couple's son was born healthy. He was presumably strangled immediately after birth. In her first police interrogation, the 21-year-old stated that she had "grabbed the child by the neck."

(APA/Red)

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