A 20-year-old Madagascar woman has been accused of abandoning her newborn baby in an airplane lavatory after allegedly giving birth mid-flight.
According to the BBC, the incident took place on New Year’s Day, on an Air Mauritius flight from Madagascar to the island nation of Mauritius.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was suspected of giving birth to the baby boy at some point during the flight. However, the infant was only discovered after the aircraft had landed at Mauritius’ Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, as airport staff completed a routine customs check.
Officials had become suspicious after finding bloody toilet paper on the aircraft during the check, The Straits Times reported.
Upon finding the newborn, officials rushed the baby to a hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, authorities identified the woman they believed to be the infant’s mother
According to the BBC, at first, the woman said the child was not hers. A medical evaluation, however, confirmed authorities’ suspicions that she had recently given birth.
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