Young Woman Arrested For Dumping Newborn Baby In Waste Container Morning After Birth

This is the moment a woman dumps her newborn baby in a waste container the morning after she gave birth.

The incident took place in the district of Gaziosmanpasa in the Turkish city of Istanbul on the morning of 25th May.

The young woman filmed on CCTV carrying her newborn baby in her arms before leaving it in a waste container and walking away having just given birth just the night before.

Woman with a newborn baby in her hands, that she left in a garbage container in Gaziosmanpasa in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2021. (Newsflash)

The baby spent around eight hours in the container before another woman who had come to dispose of her rubbish heard the baby’s cry and immediately called the police and emergency services.

The police obtained the CCTV footage of the incident and managed to identify the young woman, whose initials they have revealed as B.D., before arresting her and taking her in for questioning.

She reportedly told officers: “My father did not know that I was pregnant. I was scared, I threw it in the rubbish.”

Woman with a newborn baby in her hands, that she left in a garbage container in Gaziosmanpasa in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2021. (Newsflash)

The baby was taken to hospital in a critical condition and its mother has been charged with attempted murder. She has since been released on bail.

It is not yet known when the young woman will face trial. The baby’s current condition is unknown.