American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window

Baby was pronounced dead at hospital and authorities are investigating case as homicide of a minor younger than 15

The mother was travelling through Europe from the US with a group of young adults. Picture: PA

A young American woman on a European trip was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, authorities said on Tuesday.

The baby was reportedly thrown from a second-floor window of a hotel on Monday morning, according to the Paris prosecutor.