An American young woman touring Europe has been arrested in Paris after reportedly dumping her newborn out of a hotel window, where the baby died, according to officials on Tuesday.
French child protection police are treating the case as a minor homicide under the age of 15. Officials are also investigating the potential for pregnancy denial, a psychological disorder where a woman does not know she is pregnant until she goes into labor.
The incident happened on Monday morning when the newborn was allegedly thrown out of a second-story hotel window, the Paris prosecutor said. Emergency workers took the infant to the hospital, but the child died shortly after admission.
The woman, who was on a trip with a group of young adults from the United States, was rushed to a hospital for medical care after giving birth. She is still in custody as the investigation continues.
