Authorities in Georgia have arrested Karima Jiwani, the mother of “Baby India,” nearly four years after the newborn was found stuffed inside a plastic bag and left for dead in the woods. The woman reportedly has a history of “hidden and concealed pregnancies and surprise births.”
(FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.) A woman accused of putting her newborn in a plastic bag and abandoning her in the Georgia woods nearly four years ago has been denied bond after prosecutors argued she could intimidate potential witnesses in the "Baby India" case. Karima Jiwani, 40, made her first court appearance Saturday morning after being arrested
A Georgia woman accused of leaving her newborn child for dead in a plastic bag in the woods four years ago was denied bond during an initial court appearance on Saturday.
Forsyth County Sheriff s Office(FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.) A woman accused of putting her newborn in a plastic bag and abandoning her in the Georgia woods nearly four years ago has been denied bond after prosecutors argued she could intimidate potential witnesses in the "Baby India" case.
Karima Jiwani, 40, made her first court appearance Saturday morning after being arrested this week, appearing virtually from the Forsyth County Jail.
The baby girl, known as India, was found alive in good condition in a wooded area in Forsyth County on the night of June 6, 2019, authorities said. A local family told "Good Morning America" at the time they had heard crying and called 911 after finding the newborn in a plastic bag.
Jiwani faces charges including criminal attempt to commit murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated assault and reckless abandonment. She faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted, prosecutors said.
Penny Penn, district attorney for th