Photo: West Midlands Police
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian student was convicted of murder in Britain for killing her newborn baby.
Teo Jia Xin, 22 pleaded guilty to the charge after the body of the baby was found stuffed in a cereal box and hidden in a suitcase.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Teo carried the baby to full term and gave birth on March 4.
She later placed the baby in a cereal box and then placed it inside a sealable plastic bag and stored it in a suitcase, reported the BBC.
Prosecutors said the baby was still alive after birth and Teo knew the child would die after being placed in the box.
West Midlands policemen were called to Teo's residence two days after she visited a hospital showing signs of having given birth.
When questioned by hospital staff if she had given birth, Teo denied it.
However, under police questioning she later admitted to giving birth.
The jury also rejected Teo's defence that she had been hearing voices instructing her to dispose of the baby.
James Leslie Francis of the CPS said Teo arrived in Britain knowing that she would likely give birth and had the opportunity to seek help, but kept her pregnancy secret to prevent anyone from discovering her baby.
