US student, 18, charged with throwing her newborn baby to its death from a Paris hotel window is mov

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US student, 18, charged with throwing her newborn baby to its death from a Paris hotel window is moved to psychiatric unit

Daily Mail
By PETER ALLEN and JAMES REYNOLDS
27 February 2025



The U.S. student charged with 'child homicide' after allegedly throwing her baby out of a Paris hotel window has been moved to a secure psychiatric unit.

Mia McQuillin, 18, was on Thursday out of formal police custody and in a specialist care unit.

She was arrested on Monday in her second floor room at the Ibis Styles Hotel in the French capital's 20th arrondissement after a newborn was found on the street below.

The child still had 'the umbilical cord' attached and was wrapped in a single sheet.

Passers-by saw the baby lying on the pavement, and noticed the hotel window open 30ft above, while calling police.

Despite efforts at revival, the baby was declared dead at the nearby Robert Debré Hospital, where McQuillin was also operated on.

There were fears that McQuillin may have been suffering from 'pregnancy denial' after giving birth unexpectedly, according to investigators.

A prosecuting source told Le Parisien newspaper: 'Three days after being taken into custody' the suspect was 'taken to the psychiatric infirmary of Police Headquarters.'

The unit 'takes in patients who are dangerous to public safety due to potential psychiatric disorders,' the news outlet added.

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