UK mom jailed for 10 years for throwing baby out of window
11 Sept 2017 10:37 PM IST
London: A 32-year-old woman who gave birth to a girl and threw the baby out of a window in a plastic bag has been jailed for 10 years by a British court, according to media reports on Monday.
The woman, who was not named to protect the baby's identity, had only just given birth after keeping her pregnancy a secret from her family.
The court heard she did not want the child because it reminded her of the baby's father who she had separated from.
After she admitted attempted murder at a previous hearing, she was jailed for 10 years at Stafford Crown Court last Friday, the BBC reported.
Judge Michael Chambers said: "This isn't a spontaneous reaction of finding out she was pregnant. There was clearly a case of some premeditation. It was a grave and appalling act."
The court heard the woman, from Oswestry in Shropshire, gave birth at a house on April 22 last year.
Prosecutor David Mason said: "She went upstairs into the bathroom and gave birth to a baby girl secretly.
"She was full term and there were no complications," he was quoted as saying by Metro.co.uk.
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