Reports indicate that an American woman has been taken into custody in Paris following allegations that she threw a newborn baby from a hotel window.
The Paris prosecutor’s office has confirmed the incident, which was initially reported by Paris Match, according to the New York Post on Monday. The alleged act occurred earlier that morning.
Reports indicate the baby fell from a second-story window. Despite receiving emergency treatment, the newborn died.
The hotel is situated in Paris’s 20th arrondissement, an area frequented by tourists visiting the Père Lachaise Cemetery, the final resting place of figures like Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, and Frédéric Chopin.
The detained American woman was reportedly traveling through Europe with a group of young adults. Paris Match described the group as being on a “study trip.”
Authorities are exploring the possibility that this is a case of “pregnancy denial,” where a woman is either unaware of her pregnancy or unable to come to terms with it.
NEXSTAR reports that the Paris Child Protection Brigade is handling the investigation, which will be treated as .
Digital has contacted the Paris prosecutor’s office seeking further information.
Law enforcement is investigating the event. Further details are currently unavailable.
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