Newborn son Ashley Hautzenroeder miraculously managed to survive after mother tried to flush it down the toilet and then thrown in the trash. Despite the gravity of the crime, 24-year-old resident of Davenport, Iowa will not sit in jail — on Friday the court sentenced her to 5 years of conditional imprisonment.
According to the materials of the case, the act Hautzenroeder was caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
On may 8 last year the woman gave birth in a bathroom clinic at the University of Iowa. She claims she never knew about her pregnancy. In full confidence that the boy was born dead, she tried to flush it down the toilet. The attempt was not successful, and then Hautzenroeder wrapped the baby in a pillowcase and threw it in the trash.
Soon the boy found the staff at the hospital — luckily he was still alive.
As it turned out, a year before the incident, the defendant suffered psychological trauma. Her first daughter was in the ICU with a serious heart condition and spent a whole year there. The woman was unable to cope with stress, so don’t want to face my second pregnancy.
The court held three hearings Hautzenroeder. Initially she was charged with attempted murder, but then changed the sentence on the abandonment of minors in danger. On Friday, after hearing the testimony of a psychiatrist, judge Marsha Bergan, decided to limit probation for a period of five years. She acknowledged that the decision was not easy.
Now little Matthew turned one and a half years, and his older sister Kate — 3.
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The children’s father, Brandon Edison, was extremely indignant that Hautzenroeder managed to avoid imprisonment. The man claims that he knew nothing about the psychological state of his now former mistress.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as «Afghan» or «Vietnamese syndrome» is uncommon. This is a severe mental condition most likely to occur in participants of combat actions of law enforcement bodies, victims of attacks and rape. In rare cases, a disorder diagnosed in people who have experienced the death or prolonged illness of loved ones.
According to the materials of the New York Daily News
