Overview

• A 24-year-old woman is on trial for manslaughter at the Dresden Regional Court after newborn remains were found at a Freital biowaste facility in February.
• Prosecutors allege the baby was born alive at home and was either suffocated or placed alive in a bag before being put in a bio bin.
• Through a statement read by her lawyer, the defendant says she delivered on a toilet and believed the child showed no signs of life.
• A waste-facility machine operator testified that he discovered the body during processing and alerted his supervisor and police.
• The defendant has been in pre-trial detention since February 12, and five hearing dates are scheduled through October 17.