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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    The courts have raised mental fitness, and ability to stand trial - for a woman accused of putting a toddler in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment

    The courts have raised mental fitness, and ability to stand trial - for a woman accused of putting a toddler in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment


    She has been charged with neglect after the toddler was found on a bus travelling from Northland to Auckland last month.

    The 27-year-old's appeared at a special court in Auckland today - for defendants with severe mental health issues.

    She remains in custody.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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