Monday 16 November 2015

Chicago teen hid her pregnancy and 'killed newborn girl by dropping her from eighth-floor window

Mubashra Uddin, 19, (mugshot above) has been charged with first-degree murder after police said she dropped her newborn from a window in her eighth-floor Chicago apartment

The 19-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder after she allegedly dropped her newborn from a window in her eighth-floor Chicago apartment so that her parents wouldn't find out has been pictured.

Mubashra Uddin did not tell her parents, who are Pakistani and Muslim, that she was pregnant because she knew they would not approve, according to assistant state attorney Patrick Turnock.

Her baby girl was still alive when she was found by a man in the grass outside the high-rise in the Uptown neighborhood just before midnight on Wednesday, but she died in hospital a short time later.

Uddin was arrested on Friday and is behind bars with no bond.

Uddin gave birth around 11.20pm to a full-term seven pound 11 ounce girl in a bedroom she shared with her younger sister.

The baby girl was still alive when she was found by a man in the grass outside the high-rise in the Uptown neighborhood (pictured) just before midnight on Wednesday, but she died a short time laterĀ 

When she heard her mother approach the room, Uddin dropped the girl out of the bedroom window, Turnrock told The Chicago Tribune.

The DeVry University student fell pregnant by her boyfriend and only told him and a friend that she was expecting.

She hid the pregnancy from her family by wearing clothing that concealed the bump, according to Turnrock.

The man who found the newborn baby girl asked security at the building to call an ambulance and wrapped the bloody and naked child in shirts and two baby blankets he retrieved from his home nearby.

The baby girl suffered extensive injuries, including fractures to her skull, spine and ribs, a broken shoulder, and a lacerated liver and bowel.

She was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, just a block from the apartment building, according to NBC Chicago.

Under Illinois Safe Haven Law, any baby 30 days or younger can be given to a hospital, police station or fire station with no questions asked.

The girl was pronounced dead at 12.25am Thursday. Her death was ruled a homicide by blunt-force trauma, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Police said residents in the area told them they believed Uddin might have been pregnant.

When they went to her apartment, officers found blood in the bedroom and bathroom as well as on sheets and a pair of scissors, according to Turnrock.

Investigators said Uddin made 'multiple admissions' on video.

Judge Peggy Chiampas said the teenager's family circumstances will be considered during the case.   

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