Woman abandons newborn baby in airplane toilet bin

A 20-year-old woman from Madagascar abandoned her newborn baby in the rubbish bin of an Air Mauritius flight. The plane initially took off from Madagascar and arrived at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius on January 1.

The airport officers found the baby during routine custom checks of the plane. They immediately moved the baby to the hospital for medical treatment and after an initial checkup, the baby was found to be healthy.

The authority arrested the woman who initially refused to accept that the baby was hers. However, she had to take a medical examination which confirmed that she has delivered the baby.

She is currently under police observation at the hospital.

The woman and baby are said to be doing fine according to media reports, BBC

The Malagasy woman came to Mauritius on a two-year permit work visa and according to reports, she will be questioned after being discharged from the hospital. Police will charge her with abandoning her baby.