Auburn baby death: Woman believed to be newborn’s mother charged after boy found dead in Sydney bin
Police have charged a woman believed to be the mother of a newborn baby who had been left in a rubbish bin last month.
A woman believed to be the mother of a newborn baby found dead in a bin last month has been charged.
The boy was found naked inside a rubbish bag in an apartment block bin on Harrow Road at Auburn in Sydney’s west on August 31 by a local resident.
NSW police put out a desperate plea to find the baby’s mother, saying their main priority was getting her medical care.
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She was taken to hospital for assessment and then arrested upon her release on Thursday evening and taken to Auburn Police Station.
The woman was charged with “mother alone conceal birth by disposing body”.
She was granted conditional bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court in October.
Auburn Police Area Acting Commander Darren Sly said it was believed the baby had been in the bin for up to 36 hours.
“It’s sad and a horrific set of circumstances,” he told reporters on the day the boy was found.
