New Zealand police arrested A young woman (27) after she found a two -year -old child in the trunk of a bus luggage compartment. The girl was taken to the hospital, and doctors confirmed that she had no health problems. . The woman is now accused of neglecting child care.
- They found a two -year -old girl in the bus suitcase.
- The child was taken to the hospital.
- The police are investigating the possible motive of the accused.
Incident SA played on Sunday, August 3, in one of InterCity buses. On a line heading from Northland to Auckland, the driver noticed during a break that one of the suitcases was moving. “When a driver opened the luggage, discovered a two -year -old girl in it“explained inspector Simon Harrison.
Investigators confirmed that An unnamed woman placed the baby in the trunk and put it in the luggage compartment to hurt him. “Possible consequences include suffocation, carbon monoxide poisoning, heat exhaustion and mental trauma,” he said.
The motif is not yet known
The driver indicated that Although the girl was very hot, he said he was not physically hurt. Still rescuers took him to the hospital where it was to stay until the evening. “We would like to praise the bus driver who noticed that something was wrong, and immediately started acting. This prevented much worse consequences,” Harrison added, adding that The child was to be in the trunk for almost an hour, wearing only a diaper and no clothes.
To the same time It is not known whether there is any closer relationship between the accused and the child. The police do not even know the exact motive of why the woman placed the girl in the trunk. Intercity does not charge fare for children under 3 years of age if they sit on an adult’s knees.
Harrison made it clear that a toddler is in order after the incident. “We work with Whānau (Maorish expression for the extended family) and our partner agencies to have provided the child’s proper care. We appreciate that the public is very interested in what happened. In appearance However, we cannot provide further information to the circumstances“he said.
