A woman has appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning charged in relation to the discovery of the body of a newborn baby in a wheelie bin in Auckland’s Freeman’s Bay.
Police had been investigating since officers located the human remains on Renall St on Tuesday.
Court documents showed the 32-year-old was charged with interfering with human remains — a charge that faces a maximum sentence of two years in jail.
No plea was entered and the woman’s case was expected to be heard in court again at the end of the month.
Detective Inspector Scott Beard said earlier that a 32-year-old woman was expected to appear in court.
“At this stage, we have charged the woman with interfering with human remains, and she is due to appear in the Auckland District Court,” he said.
“We believe this appearance will be via audio-visual link. A post-mortem examination was carried out on the baby yesterday, the results of which are still pending.”
Beard said police continued to carry out inquiries at a specific property on Renall St.
“Our enquiries remain ongoing and it will take some time for a thorough investigation to be completed.”
Anyone with relevant information, including CCTV footage, should contact police on 105.
Residents and shopkeepers told 1News the behaviour of some occupants at the house had prompted previous complaints to police. They said they often heard yelling and what sounded like fights at the house.
Others told 1News an occupant at the address had recently slashed the tyres of several vehicles on the street, while another claimed they had been assaulted by a person from the property.
