Posted on 02/27/2025 9:55:41 AM PST by Morgana
The U.S. student charged with 'child homicide' after allegedly throwing her baby out of a Paris hotel window has been moved to a secure psychiatric unit.
Mia McQuillin, 18, was on Thursday out of formal police custody and in a specialist care unit.
She was arrested on Monday in her second floor room at the Ibis Styles Hotel in the French capital's 20th arrondissement after a newborn was found on the street below.
The child still had 'the umbilical cord' attached and was wrapped in a single sheet.
Passers-by saw the baby lying on the pavement, and noticed the hotel window open 30ft above, while calling police.
Despite efforts at revival, the baby was declared dead at the nearby Robert Debré Hospital, where McQuillin was also operated on.
There were fears that McQuillin may have been suffering from 'pregnancy denial' after giving birth unexpectedly, according to investigators.
A prosecuting source told Le Parisien newspaper: 'Three days after being taken into custody' the suspect was 'taken to the psychiatric infirmary of Police Headquarters.'
The unit 'takes in patients who are dangerous to public safety due to potential psychiatric disorders,' the news outlet added.
McQuillin is a gap-year student from Bend, Oregon, and was travelling with a party of fellow Americans around Europe.
All of them are being interviewed by detectives, along with trip coordinators, according to the investigating source.
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That sounds like a good place for her, for a few years.
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America just uses the free-range method of mental institutions and prisons. What do you think those ten million recent college graduates with degrees in social justice services are doing? They are the “Wardens, collective”.
Her photos might suggest ‘developmentally impaired’.
Yeah I just looked 😞😦
Good gosh
yes she looks retarded/fetal alcohol syndrome.
Must be a Harris-Walz fan.
Or was raped by a Muslim. Islamist men relish doing that to those with mental disabilities.
‘Mainstreaming’ run amok? Negligent schools and parents/guardians?
the 2nd floor is the 3rd floor in England. the 1st floor is the ground floor over there
Dunno
Definitely looks like there’s something wrong with her (Captain Obvious)
um, okay. maybe she just had unprotected sex and did not want to deal in reality.
The way things are going were going to need a lot more of those.
May I suggest California it has a lot of room by Malibu now to help them stay calm.
I disagree. Lower photo is just unflattering. Look at her in the top photo. Looks normal to me — except for being a murderess, that is.....
I didn’t go to the article
I just looked her name up and there were closeup pictures of her face
Bend, Oregon?
Say no more.
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