A 36-year-old woman charged with disposing of her newborn baby’s body in a central Auckland park has pleaded not guilty.
She entered the plea in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday morning and elected trial by jury. Name suppression for the woman was continued.
Auckland City CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Ash Matthews earlier said police were called to Albert Park in the centre of the city at about 7am on Sunday after a worker discovered the infant.
This morning, the woman appeared in person at court, with several supporters, and stood quietly in the dock, visibly upset and at times close to tears.
Her case would be called again in early November.
