Baby abandoned in Mainvilliers: the mother had hidden her pregnancy and left the infant for four days in the trunk of her car

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  • 29/12/2022

Baby abandoned in Mainvilliers: the mother had hidden her pregnancy and left the infant for four days in the trunk of her car

Under what circumstances was the baby found?

“On October 15, at 10 p.m., the Chartres police department was called by a couple of walkers, who had just discovered an infant in a laundry basket, hidden under a bush, near 27, rue des Bas-Menus, in Mainvilliers, explains the prosecutor. The couple, who were walking their dog, were drawn in by crying. »

A call for witnesses is launched after the discovery of a newborn in a laundry basket in Mainvilliers

The police discovered “a living baby, dressed in a bodysuit and pajamas, wrapped in towels stained with dried blood,” explains Rémi Coutin. The infant was taken to the neonatal emergency department of Chartres hospital.

This boy, who weighs 3.420 kg and is 50 cm tall, suffers from jaundice. “It is something frequent”, underlines the prosecutor. The baby, named Raphaël by the hospital staff, was declared to the civil status of the town hall of Mainvilliers, on October 19, by the investigators.

How was the baby's mother located?

On October 19, investigators established that "the laundry basket, pajamas and bodysuit the baby was wearing were purchased on October 14, in an Action store in Luisant, by a 39-year-old woman, residing in Chartres, near the place where the child was discovered, ”says the prosecutor. On October 21, the investigators arrested him at his home. His companion is also in custody.

The investigation into the discovery of a baby in Mainvilliers continues with a tracking dog