General Chat

Tracey that was my first thought, about the cord. Perhaps she wasn't due and went into premature labour. I hope she will get access to the counsel she needs.

Dermot,

Termination is a totally different subject to this case.

Its easy to make assumptions when 'we' dont know the full story....and that applies to terminations and this case.

love Theresa

Who's to say it was an abortion or murder, it could well of been strangled by its own cord, the mother being immature and very distressed did not know what to do and if bleeding as heavily as claimed I doubt she was physically able to do much more.

Tracey

im gona go for a bath on this point
as im not going down that road

id just say id support and be there for any girly i know who made a decision either wya, cos what ever she choses is her and her alone , not mine not yours and not easy

I know I'll get shouted at - but, here goes!

Last year, around 200,000 babies were aborted (legally or otherwise) in the UK.

That's my lot on the subject.

its awful horrifying
but maybe the balance of her mind wasnt right, well im sure it wasnt, shes young, just had a baby alone , in a foreign country,
where was her family,
didnt she have friends,
its so sad, but we dont know what happened to her

Ann in Glos..... that was my 1st thought.... how did she get a flight?

Its just so so sad!!

xx

I wonder how her state of mind is... seems a drastic thing to do.
Think I will wait and see what the news is when they get the whole story.
Poor baby.
Poor woman.

Deanna X

Just read it,so sad.
We dont know the details yet so I better not comment.
Maybe she didn't know for one reason or another.


Marion

I agree --let's wait till we hear all sides of the story--
but I doubt very much whether the Greek police will wait !!!

Poor woman &that of her family whatever the circumstances,,

and bad press reporting full details,,,,,,stressing her family members.who may have known nothing about her condition,

on the face of it this sounds awful but we don't know the full details of the story so we are in no place to judge,

Karen x

In the UK, we have the offence of infanticide as opposed to murder, when the child is under 12 months old. The UK law recognises that a mother may do things to a child whilst the balance of her mind is disturbed.

I stress that I am quoting the law, not insinuating that this mother was insane or anything at all - no one has any way of knowing what her mental condition is or was.

It sounds very sad. but I think we need to hear the whole story before we jump to conclusions. For a start if the baby was due, how did she manage to get a flight, if she was full term I wonder nobody on the airline challenged her.

But I will wait and see what the truth of it is.

Ann
Glos

sounds appalling on the face of it but really we don't know the circumstances and until we do, I shall refrain from saying anything else

Thats shocking news

There in this day and age there is so much help available for women who have an unwanted pregnancy it is absolutely disgusting.

Words just fail me

A 20-year-old British woman has been charged with the murder of her baby in Crete, the Foreign Office has said.

The woman was arrested on suspicion of strangling her baby after giving birth in a hotel room in the resort of Malia.

Police said the baby was found with sheets around its neck and covering its face. A coroner's report concluded the child died of asphyxiation.

The woman had been taken to hospital on the Greek island, suffering from heavy bleeding after giving birth.

Holiday trip

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm a British national was charged with the murder of her baby in Malia, Crete, today. We are providing consular assistance."

The Foreign Office said the ongoing police investigation meant it would make no further comment.

Greek police spokesman Panagiotis Stathis earlier said: "A young British girl, 20 years old, has been arrested in Malia on suspicion of child murder.

"She will be taken before the prosecutor, who will decide the charges."

The police spokesman added that the woman had travelled to Crete on holiday with her sister and a female friend from the UK.