Monday, August 4, 2025 - A woman in New Zealand has been arrested on child neglect charges after a 2-year-old girl was found alive inside a suitcase stowed in the luggage compartment of a long-distance bus.
According to police, the bus was making
a scheduled stop in the small settlement of Kaiwaka, north of Auckland, when a
passenger requested access to the luggage area. At that point, the driver
noticed movement coming from one of the suitcases.
Upon opening the bag, the driver
discovered the young girl, who was extremely hot but appeared physically
unharmed, said Detective Inspector Simon Harrison.
Authorities did not specify how long the
child had been in the compartment or the exact route the bus was traveling.
The girl was immediately taken to a
hospital, where she remained under medical care as of Sunday night, August 3.
The woman, whose identity has not been
released, was charged with ill-treatment or neglect of a child and is scheduled
to appear in court on Monday.
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