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Woman sentenced to two years intensive supervision

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Woman sentenced to two years intensive supervision

By: Newstalk ZB staff | Latest Christchurch News | Tuesday April 17 2012 16:37

 

A 29-year-old Christchurch woman charged with killing her newborn baby has been sentenced to two years intensive supervision.

The woman, who has name suppression, has been residing at Hillmorton Hospital.

At a previous appearance on March 2nd the High Court heard how the woman concealed her pregnancy and gave birth in her bedroom while her eight-year-old daughter and parents were in the house.

She then smothered the newborn baby girl and hid the body in a wardrobe where it was found by her mother 45 days later.

 

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