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A high-rise building in Billstedt (symbolic photo)

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Angelika Warmuth / dpa

A 32-year-old woman from Hamburg Billstedt is suspected of killing her infant. As the police announced on Saturday, an emergency doctor had been called to a high-rise building in Billstedt on Monday. There he had tried unsuccessfully to revive the baby.

For investigative tactical reasons, the police and the homicide squad have not yet been able to provide any information on the cause of death of the child or the background to the suspicion. However, according to the information, the 32-year-old mother of the deceased infant was saved from a suicide attempt on Friday morning.

After treatment in the hospital, she is to be brought before a magistrate. The issuance of an arrest warrant is still pending. Previously, »Bild« had reported.

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