The Judiciary Police has arrested a woman on a tourist visa believed to be the mother of the baby that was found in a waste bin in Taipa earlier this week.
Authorities say the woman, a Philippine national, confessed to abandoning the baby as she thought it had died during birth.
The Judiciary Police has arrested a woman on a tourist visa believed to be the mother of the baby that was found in a waste bin in Taipa earlier this week.Authorities say the woman, a Philippine national, confessed to abandoning the baby as she thought it had died during birth.More updates http://portugues.tdm.com.mo/news_eng.php or on TDM News aired on Canal Macau at 11pm.
Authorities say the woman, a Philippine national, confessed to abandoning the baby as she thought it had died during birth.
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Posted by TDM Canal Macau on Friday, February 19, 2016
"The suspect has been our person of interest. She was staying at the same floor where the baby was found. She wasn't cooperative with us and has earlier denied that she had given birth. We initially couldn't tell through her body if she had given birth although she looked weak. That was the time that we initiated a DNA test. The result turned positive, confirming that she is the mother of the baby", said Judiciary Police Spokesperson Choi Ian Fai.
"She went to the bathroom of the household unit on the 17th floor. She delivered the baby herself and cut the naval cord. She thought the baby girl was dead because the baby did not cry. The suspect covered the baby in a blanket and threw it in a garbage bin".
The case has been transferred to the Public prosecution Office.
The suspect may be charged with child abandonment, which may result in five years of imprisonment.
The baby is alive and is recovering in the hospital. ©2016 THOUGHTSKOTO