Woman unsure if baby was born alive
A woman who has admitted disposing of the body of her baby tried to warm it in bed for four days, unsure if it was alive or dead
11 March 2010
The sad details behind the discovery of a mummified baby's body, discovered in a shed behind a Christchurch boarding house, have been revealed.
The baby's 27-year-old mother has just admitted a charge of disposing of the body of a baby with the intent of concealing its birth.
Court documents show the woman gave birth to the baby boy alone in a park sometime last July or August. She does not remember whether it was born alive or dead, but recalls tying off the umbilical cord with a shoelace.
The woman took the baby home where she remained in bed for four days trying to warm it. Eventually she disposed of the baby in a sports bag, which a friend stored for her at the Waltham boarding house.
The mother has been remanded to Hillmorton Hospital ahead of sentencing on June 2.
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