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Murder charge mother in bail plea | Murder charge mother in bail plea |
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A British woman accused of killing her newborn baby while on holiday in Crete is to appeal against a decision to hold her in custody until the trial. | |
Leah Andrew's lawyer said she believed the baby was dead when it was born and took "some measures to help the child". | |
The 20-year-old from south London, who denies a charge of murder, fainted at the end of a six-hour court hearing on Thursday, when she was remanded. | The 20-year-old from south London, who denies a charge of murder, fainted at the end of a six-hour court hearing on Thursday, when she was remanded. |
Police found the dead baby in a hotel room on the Greek island on Monday. | |
Ms Andrew's lawyer, Zoe Lama, said her client would contest the charge of murder and disputed the facts presented by the prosecution. | Ms Andrew's lawyer, Zoe Lama, said her client would contest the charge of murder and disputed the facts presented by the prosecution. |
My daughter did not kill her child. I cannot say (what happened) because I was not there, but what they are accusing her of doing I don't think she did Isaac AndrewLeah Andrew's father | My daughter did not kill her child. I cannot say (what happened) because I was not there, but what they are accusing her of doing I don't think she did Isaac AndrewLeah Andrew's father |
"She denied the allegation by saying that she believed that the child was dead when it was born and that she took some measures to help the child." | "She denied the allegation by saying that she believed that the child was dead when it was born and that she took some measures to help the child." |
Ms Lama said the trial was unlikely to take place for another 12 months. | Ms Lama said the trial was unlikely to take place for another 12 months. |
Mentally "not good" | Mentally "not good" |
Ms Andrew was taken to hospital after the court hearing in Crete's capital Heraklion. | |
Ms Lama said her client was released after tests and spent the night in a police holding cell. | Ms Lama said her client was released after tests and spent the night in a police holding cell. |
She said Ms Andrew, now being held in prison in Crete, was mentally "not good" and had been asking to see her dead baby. | She said Ms Andrew, now being held in prison in Crete, was mentally "not good" and had been asking to see her dead baby. |
"She has the right to appeal so that custody is replaced by other restrictions. We are thinking about what our next actions will be. | "She has the right to appeal so that custody is replaced by other restrictions. We are thinking about what our next actions will be. |
"We don't want her to be in prison until the trial." | "We don't want her to be in prison until the trial." |
Another hearing at the court is likely to take place next week. | Another hearing at the court is likely to take place next week. |
Ms Lama said the murder charge would "definitely" be changed to infanticide by the time of the trial. | Ms Lama said the murder charge would "definitely" be changed to infanticide by the time of the trial. |
Murder can carry a life sentence, but the maximum sentence for infanticide is 20 years. | Murder can carry a life sentence, but the maximum sentence for infanticide is 20 years. |
Family support | Family support |
Ms Andrew's father Isaac and an aunt have travelled to Crete and have been able to visit her. | Ms Andrew's father Isaac and an aunt have travelled to Crete and have been able to visit her. |
Leah Andrew was taken from court covered in a foil blanket. | Leah Andrew was taken from court covered in a foil blanket. |
Mr Andrew said he and his wife had known their daughter was pregnant for about two months and that she had wanted to keep the baby. | Mr Andrew said he and his wife had known their daughter was pregnant for about two months and that she had wanted to keep the baby. |
"My daughter did not kill her child. I cannot say [what happened] because I was not there, but what they are accusing her of doing I don't think she did," Mr Andrew said. | "My daughter did not kill her child. I cannot say [what happened] because I was not there, but what they are accusing her of doing I don't think she did," Mr Andrew said. |
A coroner has said the baby boy was discovered wrapped in sheets and showed signs of suffocation. | A coroner has said the baby boy was discovered wrapped in sheets and showed signs of suffocation. |
Ms Andrew had been on a night out with her 24-year-old sister, Lydia, and a friend, before returning to the hotel room in Malia alone at about 0330 local time, where she gave birth. | Ms Andrew had been on a night out with her 24-year-old sister, Lydia, and a friend, before returning to the hotel room in Malia alone at about 0330 local time, where she gave birth. |
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