Overview

• The Landgericht Hechingen convicted the 35-year-old of manslaughter after a trial concluding on October 6.
• Prosecutors said she gave birth alone in an Albstadt apartment in late March and placed the newborn into a washing machine with dirty clothes.
• While she was taken to a clinic for heavy bleeding that evening, her partner—unaware of the birth—started the machine, according to the court.
• Forensic findings cited by the court determined the baby suffered severe skull trauma during the wash cycle and died.
• Prosecutors had sought eight years in prison, the defense asked for three, and the court rejected her claim of unawareness in part by finding she prioritized keeping the birth undiscovered.