In Madrid, a county court handed down a long prison sentence after convicting a woman of murder involving the death of her newborn, discovered decades after the events. The case drew broad attention as prosecutors argued that the acts were driven by a combination of personal crisis, relationship strain, and the pressures surrounding new motherhood.
According to sources reviewed by AP, the defendant, Mayra Irene AA, was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of aggravating kinship. The jury considered the evidence and determined that while the defendant’s actions had fatal consequences for the infant, there were mitigating factors connected to the complex state she was in at the time. These included the emotional and financial stresses she faced, the presence of a months-old daughter, marital difficulties, and the hormonal and psychological strains that can accompany childbirth.
During the trial, the defendant claimed that the child might have been stillborn and described a heartbreaking scene in which the infant was wrapped in a blanket and laid in a bowl with a cross marked as a sign of mourning. The defense contended that the supposed intent to harm was not accompanied by a clear plan to kill, while the prosecution argued that the actions taken resulted in the newborn’s death and demonstrated a lack of care for a vulnerable infant.
The defendant was arrested in April 2021, nearly nine years after the events, following the discovery of the infant’s body at a municipal waste processing facility in Valdemingómez. Investigators believe the body was disposed of in the trash, and prosecutors noted that the infant’s father was unaware that the accused was pregnant at the time of the events.
Forensic analyses confirmed the baby’s physical condition at birth, stating that the infant was born healthy and did not exhibit congenital malformations or natural pathologies. The court documented injuries to the infant that were consistent with fatal trauma, and experts testified about the biomechanics of the injuries observed in the autopsy of the newborn.
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The indictment details that on the morning of May 20, 2012, the accuser gave birth to a live baby girl at her home in Madrid. Following delivery, she reportedly expressed an intention to end her life and acknowledged the newborn, who had no ability to defend herself. Evidence presented at trial described a series of blows to the head and neck, resulting in critical skull fractures and a substantial subdural hemorrhage. The prosecution portrayed these actions as a deliberate sequence intended to end the life of a newborn child and emphasized the vulnerability and rightful expectation of safety for a newborn in a domestic setting.
As of March 16, 2021, the accused remained in custody as a precautionary measure while the case proceeded through the judicial process. The court emphasized that the actions described in the indictment had lasting implications for the infant’s family and for public safety expectations regarding the welfare of newborns in domestic environments.
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