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American teen tourist fatally tosses newborn out of hotel window in Paris: police – New York Post

An 18-year-old American tourist tossed her newborn out a second-floor window of a Paris hotel Monday, killing the infant, authorities say.

Screams erupted at the ibis Styles hotel in the city’s bohemian 20th arrondissement, or administrative district, around 6 a.m., according to Paris Match.

Police rushed to the scene and found the baby, who could not be revived, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement to The Post.

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The newborn was thrown out a window on the second floor of the ibis Styles hotel in Paris Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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The incident is being investigated as a potential case of “denial of pregnancy.” Getty Images

The young mother was taken into custody at the budget hotel, the prosecutor’s office said.

Authorities are investigating whether the horrific incident was a case of “denial of pregnancy,” in which a new mother is not aware she is pregnant until birth or is not able to accept she is pregnant, the office said.

The teen has only been identified as a US national who was part of a group of traveling young adults.

The case will be investigated as a homicide of a minor under the age of 15, according to the statement.