Police have charged a woman in relation to the discovery of a dead baby found in a rubbish bin at a hospital in New Zealand.
The newborn was found dead at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital on August 4 last year.
A source told the New Zealand Herald the infant was found in a toilet rubbish bin.
It is understood the mother had been taken to the hospital by family members shortly before the baby was born.
It is unclear if they knew about her pregnancy.
A post-mortem examination was carried out in a bid to find out if the baby was stillborn or died after birth.
At the time the New Zealand Herald first reported on the grisly find, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward said the death was still “unexplained” and it might be some time before there were any conclusive answers.
He said the post-mortem examination had been completed but “further testing” needed to be conducted before the baby’s cause of death could be confirmed.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tom Gollan today confirmed that a woman has been charged in relation to the incident.
“The 28-year-old appeared earlier this year in the Manukau District Court on a charge of concealing the body of a child,” he said.
“Police are not in a position to comment further while the matter is before the court.”
The woman will appear in court again next month.
This story was originally published by the New Zealand Herald and was reproduced with permission
