Pictured for the first time: Mother, 27, who dumped her newborn baby in a bin in hospital toilets but it SURVIVED after being found three hours later by a cleaner who heard muffled squeaking noise 

  • Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, arrived at Liverpool Crown Court to be sentenced 
  • She dumped baby in a toilet bin after giving birth in A&E at a hospital in Wigan
  • The baby was discovered by a cleaner who heard a muffled squeaking noise
  • He was given oxygen and has made a full recovery, the court heard previously 

By James Dunn For Mailonline

Published: 10:56 EST, 16 January 2017 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 16 January 2017

Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, who attempted to kill her own baby, arriving at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing today

This is the mother who dumped her newborn baby boy a hospital toilet as she walked into court to be sentenced today.

The baby was found after the cleaner heard a muffled squeaking noise coming from a bin in the toilets of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, in Wigan, on July 5 last year.

The newborn was still in the foetal position and had tissues stuffed in his mouth, it was heard.

His mother Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, has already admitted attempted infanticide at Liverpool Crown Court and will be sentenced later today. 

A sentencing hearing heard how Balogh had gone to the hospital's A&E department at around 7.40pm on July 5 last year, complaining of abdominal pain. She told a triage nurse there was no possibility she could be pregnant.

Hospital staff said Balogh spent some time in the toilets but left by the time a nurse was ready to see her at around 10.20pm.

Richard Pratt QC, prosecuting at a previous hearing, said at around 10.40pm a cleaner went to empty the bin in the toilet area but noticed it felt unusually heavy and heard a muffled squeaking noise.

She called for assistance from a hospital security guard before opening the bin bag and finding the baby. The newborn was given oxygen and made a full recovery.

Mr Pratt said: 'The baby survived his ordeal with remarkable fortitude and, with medical intervention, was effectively unscathed by the circumstances of his birth.'  

The mother had been complaining of abdominal pain in A&E but disappeared by the time nurses could see her

The baby was found after the cleaner heard a muffled squeaking noise coming from a bin in the toilets of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, in Wigan, pictured, on July 5 last year

Enquiries by hospital staff revealed Balogh had left the hospital shortly after 10.10pm and she and her partner had taken a taxi back to their home in Wigan. 

Balogh and her partner initially denied she had given birth. This was disproved by a midwife examination. 

Balogh, now of no fixed address, eventually confirmed she had given birth in the toilet but said the baby had not been breathing and she thought he was dead.

Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh, 27, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court, pictured, after admitting attempted infanticide and will be sentenced there today

She said she had not known she was pregnant. Police later found internet searches relating to pregnancy and home birth on her computer. 

The court heard reports by consultant psychiatrists found the balance of Balogh's mind was disturbed after the birth and she experienced dissociation.

Balogh, who had a Romanian interpreter for the court proceedings, has been remanded in custody since July 6, 2016.

Judge Neil Flewitt QC told her he hoped to make an order that would allow her to be released into the community with the appropriate level of support. 

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