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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

UK teenager accused of baby’s murder says she did not know she was pregnant

Paris Mayo arriving at Worcester crown court for a hearing in May
Paris Mayo arriving at Worcester crown court for a hearing in May. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

A teenager accused of murdering her newborn son has said she did not know she was pregnant until the last moment and insisted the child was not alive when she gave birth.

Paris Mayo, who was 15 when her son, Stanley, was born, told a jury that she loved her son and felt “horrible” about his death, wondering what he would have been like.

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