A woman who abandoned her newborn child in a container in Ústí was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The child was found alive by a passerby in the fall of 2024. The court noted that the defendant partially admitted to her actions and ruled out that she acted under stress from childbirth. The judge emphasized that the woman prioritized herself over the child, viewing the baby as a problem. She must also pay non-material damages of 340,000 Czech crowns to her son. The prosecutor had recommended a ten-year sentence but accepted expert testimony stating the woman suffers from a personality issue,
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Official sources cited
- court Court Ruling by Judge Martin Parolek
- government Prosecutor Vladimir Jan
