Infant killed by mother in Hajdúszoboszló

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Debrecen Regional Court of Appeal has sentenced a woman for 14 years of imprisonment for killing her baby in 2014; the father was sentenced for 12 years for helping her.

According to the Debrecen Regional Court of Appeal, the couple met in 2013. When it turned out that the woman was pregnant, they decided not to keep the baby and keep the pregnancy in secret. The woman was living with her parents at that time; she did not tell them about her situation because she was afraid.

During the pregnancy, the woman tried to have an abortion by herself; she did things that might harmful for the fetus.

She and her partner agreed that if the baby would be born, the woman would suffocate him/her and bury the body somewhere.

On 8 July 2014 the woman gave birth to her baby at home then she killed him/her, put him/her into a towel and called her partner and her mother. As her mother arrived, she called the ambulance immediately. The ambulance has notified the police about the incident.

The verdict is not legally binding; the public prosecutor appeals for aggravation while the defense attorney appeals for alleviation.

 

Source: debreceninap.hu

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