Mother admits to killing her newborn found in rubbish bag at Dalhem
The body of a newborn was discovered on Sunday in a rubbish bag at Warsage (Dalhem). The mother admitted to killing her just after birth, according to rtl.be.
Newborn found dead at Dalhem: mother admits to the facts
The mother of the infant discovered lifeless in a rubbish bag on the edge of a meadow at Warsage, in the municipality of Dalhem (province of Liège), admitted to killing the child just after birth, reports rtl.be on the basis of sources close to the case. Both parents, considered to be presumed perpetrators, had been apprehended shortly after the discovery.
It was a walker, Daniel Halleux, who made the gruesome discovery on Sunday afternoon. "I fell to my knees seeing that I came face to face with a newborn," he confided. "In the rush, I rather lost my head to pick up the phone and ring 112. So I ran to my sister's place who lives 20 metres away. For me, the baby was dead and there was no life. It's horrible."
The body of the little girl, who still had her umbilical cord, was found in a copse at the foot of a fir tree. According to information gathered, the parents live about a hundred metres from the place where the body was discovered. No neighbours wished to testify immediately.
The police, the mayor and the fire service quickly attended the scene. The latter analysed the area, notably with the aid of drones. Benoît Defauwes, mayor of Dalhem, clarified that it was "the farmer's son who saw that there was a rubbish bag in the meadow and who made the discovery". He added that he had learned "at the end of the day that people had been apprehended" and that "these would be people who live in neighbouring streets".
The Liège public prosecutor's office opened a judicial inquiry. Rosalie Heinen, spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, confirmed on Tuesday to the Belga news agency that "a judicial inquiry is underway" in connection with the discovery of the body. "In this context, no comment will be made at this stage," she added. The inquiry will in particular need to establish with precision the circumstances of death.
Source: 7sur7 Faits Divers