French woman on trial for leaving baby to die on beach


This court sketch made on June 20, 2016 shows Fabienne Kabou speaking during the first day of her trial at the Assize Court, in Saint-Omer. - AFP PHOTO / BENOIT PEYRUCQ

SAINT-OMER, France: A French woman went on trial Monday for abandoning her baby daughter on a beach at the mercy of a rising tide, which swept in and killed the infant.

Fabienne Kabou, 39, described as highly intelligent but believed to be suffering hallucinations and depression, travelled with her daughter from their home in Paris to the northern resort town of Berck-sur-Mer in November 2013.

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