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| Mother charged with Crete murder | |
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| A 20-year-old British woman has been charged with the murder of her baby in Crete, the Foreign Office has said. | |
| The woman was arrested on suspicion of strangling her baby after giving birth in a hotel room in the resort of Malia on the Greek island. | |
| Police said the baby was found with sheets around its neck and covering its face. A coroner's report concluded the child died of asphyxiation. | Police said the baby was found with sheets around its neck and covering its face. A coroner's report concluded the child died of asphyxiation. |
| The woman had been taken to hospital suffering from heavy bleeding. | |
| Consular assistance | |
| Greek police spokesman Panagiotis Stathis said: "A young British girl, 20 years old, has been arrested in Malia on suspicion of child murder. | Greek police spokesman Panagiotis Stathis said: "A young British girl, 20 years old, has been arrested in Malia on suspicion of child murder. |
| "She will be taken before the prosecutor, who will decide the charges." | "She will be taken before the prosecutor, who will decide the charges." |
| The spokesman added that the woman had travelled to Crete on holiday with her sister and a female friend from the UK. | The spokesman added that the woman had travelled to Crete on holiday with her sister and a female friend from the UK. |
| The British embassy said a woman was receiving consular assistance but it would not comment on police matters. |