Woman admits abandoning baby's body
A 27-year-old woman has admitted abandoning the body of her baby at a Christchurch boarding house, body was found last month
11 March 2010
A Christchurch woman has admitted to abandoning the body of her baby.
The 27-year-old has appeared in the Christchurch District Court where she has pleaded guilty to one charge of disposing of the body of a baby with the intent of concealing its birth.
The boy was found on February 17, when the owner of a Waltham boarding house was cleaning out a back shed.
The accused has been given continued name suppression and will be sentenced in June.
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