Totes Baby auf Carport-Dach: Kind hat bei Geburt gelebt

The newborn, which was found dead on a carport roof in the Wetzelsdorf district of Graz on Tuesday, was alive at the time of birth. The mother (20), who is in custody, must answer to the suspicion of murder: The cause of death of the infant is believed to be a traumatic brain injury according to the current investigations. The exact course of events is still the subject of ongoing investigations, the police announced on Thursday.

Baby was a live birth according to autopsy

The autopsy of the newborn was conducted by an expert in forensic medicine in Graz on the orders of the Graz public prosecutor's office. It was determined that the 3,016-gram and 49-centimeter-long infant was born alive. It is assumed that the newborn boy lived for only a very short time. The investigation is now being conducted on suspicion of murder. A decision on the imposition of pre-trial detention will be made during the course of Thursday.

Mother claims not to have noticed pregnancy

A neighbor discovered the unclothed newborn boy on the carport roof before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday and notified the police. The residents of the house were initially untraceable. Later in the day, the mother, a Croatian national, was found nearby. She lives with her family, but without the alleged father of the child, in the house in different apartments. She claims not to have noticed the pregnancy and to have been "surprised," as she told investigators.

She is believed to have thrown the infant out of the skylight after birth, the police reported on Tuesday evening. The newborn is then thought to have landed on the carport roof below during the falling rain.

20-year-old operated on in hospital

The woman was in a state of shock, was admitted to LKH Graz, and was operated on there in the evening hours. The woman has confessed to the facts. However, she claims not to have been aware of her pregnancy, nor was her family environment. There were indications of the alleged father of the child on Tuesday, but these still need to be verified, according to the police.

(APA/Red)

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