Overview
- A 23-year-old woman arrived at Pierre-Paul Riquet children’s hospital in Toulouse carrying a backpack that contained a deceased newborn.
- The Toulouse prosecutor, David Charmatz, has opened an investigation for murder of a minor under 15, and the woman has been placed in 48-hour police custody.
- In subsequent interviews, the woman acknowledged giving birth alone at home, and a police search corroborated that a delivery occurred at the family residence.
- An autopsy scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and concurrent biological analyses aim to determine the cause of death and confirm the maternal link.
- Investigators found a handwritten note in the bag stating the baby was born on December 21 and had been washed, and they are weighing scenarios ranging from stillbirth or precarious birth conditions to a criminal act.