A 23-year-old woman from Kerpen near Cologne is said to have hidden her pregnancy, secretly gave birth to her daughter and then killed her.
Since Tuesday, the German has been standing in front of the Cologne district court for manslaughter of the newborn.
Cologne - According to the indictment, the woman is said to have given birth to her “living and viable daughter” on the night of April 19, 2021 “after a successfully concealed pregnancy”.
Then she cut the umbilical cord with a craft knife.
Fearing that the parents sleeping next door might be woken up by the sounds of the baby, the defendant is said to have hit her daughter in the face with her fist before strangling the newborn with a plastic bag and a charging cable.
Then she wrapped the body in a sweater and later hid it in the bed box.
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The defendant followed the indictment reading crying.
“Our client is very shaken by herself.
She admits the killing of the child, "said a defense attorney.
"She sees the event as a tragedy that only losers know," said a lawyer.
When asked about the process of killing, which she experienced in the film, the defendant said: “It wasn't me at that moment.
I wanted her to stop screaming, but not for her to die. ”Dpa