Mother detained over dead baby in plane toilet

New Delhi : A 19-year-old woman was detained after a dead newborn baby was found in the toilet of an Indian passenger plane, police said.

Cabin crew on AirAsia flight on Wednesday found the dead foetus minutes before the plane landed in New Delhi. AirAsia said that all female passengers were questioned before the suspect was identified and detained. “A 19-year-old acknowledged that she had delivered the baby and was taken to the hospital for medical attention and examination,” police official Sanjay Bhatia said.