US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out of Paris hotel window

Baby was pronounced dead at hospital and authorities are investigating case as homicide of a minor younger than 15

A young American woman on a European trip was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, authorities said on Tuesday.

Child protection police authorities are investigating the case as a homicide of a minor younger than 15 years old. And authorities are considering the possibility of what is known as pregnancy denial, a condition in which a woman remains unaware of or in denial about her pregnancy until labor.

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