Mother sentenced to 16 months in prison after a hotel birth - horror in Vienna!

Mother sentenced to 16 months in prison after a hotel birth - horror in Vienna!

Wien, Österreich - A tragic story about the life of a newborn and the psychological challenges of young mothers currently employs the public. A 21-year-old woman from Burgenland was sentenced to 16 months of prison at the Vienna Regional Court for killing a child at birth. As vienna.at, the woman admitted to her son on December 9, 2024 in the toilet of a hotel lobby in Vienna.

The tragedy started when the woman, who did not know until the birth she was pregnant, had violent abdominal pain with her partner in Vienna during a stay. On December 9th, when she was sitting in the hotel lobby, the contractions started, which led to a fall birth in the toilet. The newborn fell into the toilet shell, and the woman tore up the umbilical cord. An autopsy report found that the child was viable, but died of compression of the sore throats.

The circumstances of the crime

After birth, the accused cleaned the toilet and put the dead baby in a garbage bag. She was surprised by the cleaning staff. To hide her deed, she pretended to have had a menstrual period. The child's body was disposed of in a residual waste container. Then the woman went to her hotel room and was treated for heavy bleeding. In the hospital it was finally found that she had recently gave birth to a child while the body was found in the hotel.

The public prosecutor took into account a psychiatric report that attested that the woman was in a psychological and physical state of emergency. The indictment was on the killing of a child at birth and in the disturbance of the dead rest. No murder was charged, which led to a threat of six months to five years in prison. In addition, the child's father, with whom the defendant had been together since December 2023, also knew nothing of pregnancy.

The challenges of young mothers

This tragedy also throws a light on the challenges with which young mothers are often confronted. According to Ärzteblatt, unwanted pregnancies often result from a lack of contraception. Young mothers often come out of socially disadvantaged backgrounds and face numerous problems, including mental illnesses, drug abuse and educational disadvantages. These factors can significantly impair the development and well -being of the children.

dr. med. M. sc. Brigitte Dahmen emphasizes the importance of identifying risk-loose adolescent mothers at an early stage in order to improve mother-child interaction. It is crucial to promote the development of young mothers and their children in order to reduce psychosocial challenges and prevent negative effects on the next generation.