Plane birth woman convicted of child abandonment
A Samoan woman who secretly gave birth on an international flight then dumped the baby in a bathroom rubbish bin was convicted today of child abandonment and ordered deported from New Zealand.
Karolaine Maika, a 29-year-old seasonal worker, gave birth without anyone noticing in the bathroom of a Pacific Blue flight from her home country to Auckland, New Zealand, on March 19.
