Overview

• The Landgericht Hechingen convicted the 35-year-old of manslaughter and imposed a five years and six months prison term.
• The incident occurred in March 2025 in an Albstadt apartment, where she placed the newborn in a washing machine with clothing and closed the drum.
• Later that day she was taken to a hospital with heavy bleeding, and her partner—unaware of the baby—started the machine, causing fatal skull trauma.
• Judges said she wanted the birth to remain undiscovered and concluded she should have known she was pregnant despite her repeated denial.
• Prosecutors sought eight years while the defense asked for three, citing shock and claimed unawareness, and the judge said the motive remains unclear.