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| Mother charged with baby's death | Mother charged with baby's death |
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| Leah Andrew, a 20-year-old woman from London, has been charged with causing the death of her new-born baby in a hotel room on Crete. | Leah Andrew, a 20-year-old woman from London, has been charged with causing the death of her new-born baby in a hotel room on Crete. |
| Ms Andrew, who gave birth alone in a hotel room in Malia, was charged with infanticide, which does not carry a life sentence. | Ms Andrew, who gave birth alone in a hotel room in Malia, was charged with infanticide, which does not carry a life sentence. |
| Local police said the baby boy was found with sheets around his neck and covering his face. | Local police said the baby boy was found with sheets around his neck and covering his face. |
| Ms Andrew is due to appear in court in the capital Heraklion on Thursday | |
| Leah Andrew is under guard in hospital on the Greek island, suffering from heavy bleeding following the birth. | |
| Police in Crete say she is not on suicide watch but that she was being guarded by two officers simply because she was under arrest. | |
| Holiday trip | Holiday trip |
| Greek police said Leah Andrew had travelled to Crete on holiday with a family member and a female friend from the UK. | |
| She had gone out for the night with her companions but had returned to the room alone where she gave birth to a baby boy, police on the island said. | She had gone out for the night with her companions but had returned to the room alone where she gave birth to a baby boy, police on the island said. |
| She was found early on Monday morning. | She was found early on Monday morning. |