A woman thought to be the
mother of a four-month-old baby who was found dead in a gorge
off a state highway in the southern province of Benevento is
suspected of killing the child, Carabinieri police said on
Monday.
The woman is thought to have hit the guard rail of the road
with her car, before getting out and throwing the baby off the
side.
She is then suspected of having climbed down and hit the baby
with an object.
The woman was reportedly to have gone missing by her partner
several hours previously, sources said.
She is currently under guard in hospital in Benevento.
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