| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2008 
Mexico Arrests Mom for Allegedly Flushing Baby
 Associated Press
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Mexico City - Police in Mexico have arrested a woman for allegedly flushing her newborn baby down the toilet, killing the boy.
Police say they found the baby's body in a sewage pumping station in the western city of Guadalajara on Tuesday.
Suspicion focused on 27-year-old Rita Maria Pena after local residents reported that her pregnancy had ended, but she appeared not to have the child.
Prosecutors say Pena acknowledged when questioned that she had thrown the baby into a toilet after giving birth.
In a Friday statement, prosecutors quoted Pena as saying she was upset because the pregnancy had ruined her relationship with a new boyfriend.
Pena's 67-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of helping her daughter to flush the baby. |
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