In St. Petersburg they detained a girl who threw her daughter out of the window shortly after birth

Against the 20-year-old Petersburger, who threw a daughter from the window after childbirth, opened a criminal case of the murder of a newborn child (Article 106 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg.

What happened. On the morning of November 20, a resident of St. Petersburg - presumably, at home, in a communal apartment on Dostoevsky Street - gave birth to a child.

According to the SK, the born girl did not show signs of life, because of which the Petersburger, being in a state of shock, threw the baby out the window. But later it turned out that the child was alive and died due to injuries during the fall, follows from the department.

The corpse of the child was found in the courtyard of the neighbors of Petersburger. Soon the girl was detained and sent to the reception of the Mariinsky hospital, from where she escaped. Representatives of the medical institution told about this “78” television channel.

As follows from the message of the UK, law enforcement agencies continue the investigation and resolve the issue of the arrest of a 20-year-old Petersburger and the charges of it. She faces imprisonment from 2 to 4 years.

What you need to know . More than 10 % of the women born can be prone to postpartum depression - a psychological disorder that occurs after the birth of a child.

According to doctors, the appearance of such a disease is a signal of the body that the woman’s body cannot cope with the physical changes that have appeared. As a rule, mothers deny the appearance of disorder and refuse to seek help.

What cases are still known. In July, the court in St. Petersburg sentenced the woman to 3.5 years in prison for the murder of a newborn child. According to the court, a resident of the city gave birth to Volodarsky in the Square on the banks of the Izhora River in Kolpina, put a newborn daughter in a plastic bag, tied it and threw it into the river.