Killer mom feared losing waitress job
A waitress who went on trial yesterday for allegedly throwing her newborn son from a fifth-floor window told the court she didn’t know she was pregnant before giving birth in a bathroom, and killed the baby to avoid losing her job.Zhang Weixian, a 20-year-old from Yunnan Province, told the Zhabei District People’s Court she felt sick to her stomach on February 26 and asked her boss if she could have the day off work. She then returned to the dorm room provided by Shaoxing Restaurant on Xizang Road N.
At around 6pm, she went to the washroom and soon gave birth, she told the court. The unmarried woman said she only has a primary school education so she didn’t realize she was pregnant until she had the baby. more…
