‘Coincidental passenger’ who found baby Roos at Cemetery, turns out to be the Mama: Parket does not progress (Merksem)

On March 12, 2024, a woman entered the Jan Palfijn Hospital in Merksem with a newborn baby on the arm. She stated that she had found the child at the cemetery in the municipal park. A few days later, the baby got Mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA) as guardian and was called Roos.

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The research showed that the woman who brought in the child was not just a casual passer -by and that she had not found the child as she claimed. It turned out to be the girl’s mother, a DNA test shows. In her area, nobody had noticed that the woman was pregnant, not even her partner at the time. In the meantime, that man, the father of Roos, put a civil party in the case.

Immediately went to hospital

The mother is prosecuted for leaving her child, although she disputes that. The woman’s lawyer tried to explain to the court that she never left her child and immediately went to a hospital. During the examination, the woman said she didn’t know she was pregnant. The public prosecutor and the civil parties believe that the woman must have known that and gave birth to the child in a safe place in a hygienic environment. The public prosecutor demanded the suspension of punishment on Wednesday: it wants to see the woman guilty, but does not think she should be punished.

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The process was postponed two months ago, partly because the mother could not be present. She was also absent on Wednesday. She was represented by her lawyer, Laurence Sweldens. At the request of the civil party, the case behind closed doors was dealt with, without the public and press, the verdict will follow on June 18.