A London woman has been charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room in Crete.
The 20-year-old woman, who was named by sources as Leah Andrews, was charged with infanticide, which does not carry a life sentence, rather than murder which does.
The prosecutor's office on the island of Crete said the tourist was charged with ca
using the death of her baby after she gave birth alone in her hotel room.
Greek police said the baby was found in the Malia hotel room wrapped in sheets. A coroner confirmed the child died of asphyxiation.
A police spokesman said the woman was out for the night with her sister and a friend.
She then returned to the room alone, where she gave birth to a baby boy, he said.
Her companions returned to the room later and saw a sheet with something inside it, but they did not open it. They called the police, who came with the ambulance. They opened the sheet and found the baby.
The woman, who had suffered extensive bleeding, was taken to hospital. She remains in hospital, under police guard.
A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that the British Consulate on Crete is providing the woman and her family with assistance.
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