American woman detained in Paris after newborn baby fatally thrown from window
An American woman was being held in police custody in Paris following the death of her newborn baby who was thrown from the window of a hotel, authorities said.
An American woman was being held in police custody in Paris on Monday following the death of a newborn baby, who was thrown from the window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement, authorities said.
In a statement shared with NBC News, the Paris prosecutor's office said the newborn was believed to have been thrown from a window on the second floor of the hotel sometime Monday morning.
It added that the newborn was given emergency medical care but did not survive.
The Child Protection Brigade was assigned to investigate the case as the homicide of a minor under the age of 15.
The mother, who was identified only as a U.S. national, was part of a group of young adults traveling in Europe, the prosecutor's office said, adding that the incident was being looked into as a possible "case of pregnancy denial."
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