An African woman strangled her newborn with its own umbilical cord at Dubai Airport - The baby had turned blue but was still breathing when found in..

Mother strangles her newborn

An African woman strangled her newborn with its own umbilical cord at Dubai Airport.

The baby had turned blue but was still breathing when found in the bin, according to emirates247.com.

However, paramedics could not save his life.

According to the police, the woman gave birth to the child in the toilet at Dubai International Airport early Thursday and proceeded to strangle the baby so the child wouldn’t cry, then dumped the body in a trash bin and left the country.

A spokesperson at Dubai Police said: “We succeeded in figuring out the identity of the woman through surveillance cameras.”

The spokesperson declined to speculate on when and whether the authorities of the woman’s home country will hand her over to UAE authorities, saying it was too early to talk about this.

The woman left the country minutes after committing the alleged crime.

An official said he believes the baby might be the result of an illegal relationship, and the mother probably decided to get rid of the baby to avoid trouble.

Later, when another passenger discovered blood on the floor of the toilet at Terminal I, she called the cleaner, who discovered the newborn child in a plastic bag tied with the umbilical cord.

Police are investigating the case in cooperation with Interpol, while the dead body of the baby has been sent to Dubai Police Morgue.

Source:Emirates247.com

Published Dec 29 2010

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