Police investigators and the Institute of Legal Medicine in Mallorca had suspected that the baby was born alive. As an autopsy was not entirely conclusive, more detailed examination was carried out by a specialist laboratory on the mainland. Investigators have now received the laboratory's reports and these have been passed to the judge who is heading the case.
Shortly before 6pm on Thursday, November 2, a woman saw a car pull up and an occupant of this car throw something into a container. This looked suspicious. After the car left, she found the baby.
The police soon established that there had been three people in the car. One of them, a man, had thrown the baby into the container. The placenta had fallen to the ground. It was picked up and also placed in the container.
The three were the mother and two uncles of the baby. The woman had felt unwell, and the two man had collected her. She gave birth inside the car. The nearest medical centre was just 500 metres from where the baby was left.
They appeared in court in Manacor some days later, all initially charged with murder. Two are in custody, the third was released on charges and under precautionary measures (withdrawal of passport).
The baby's mother now faces a possible life sentence, reviewable after between 25 and 35 years depending on the circumstances of the crime.
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FOSCKMaybe avail yourself of facts before commenting? A 140g so 16-17 week miscarriage, and the mother was at the gyaenocologist two days earlier complaining of bleeding and was sent home. Hardly the actions of a woman seeking a back street abortion !
Police investigation and prosecution is a disgrace. This wasn't a "baby", it was a ~140g therefore 16-17 week and smaller than your hand, fetus with zero chance of survival.
FOSCKPeople have no respect for human life. You can see this by how willy nilly people abort pregnancies nowadays.
This is such a SAD Story it's very difficult to even read or look at everyone who was involved will or should be prosecuted to the FULL extent of the LAW however they will have to live with this for the rest of there live´s , this is very disturbing that there are circumstances in Mallorca that have created an environment where this is allowed to occur , RIP Little One .