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Jilly_in_VA

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Mon Aug 4, 2025, 12:11 PM Aug 2025

New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage

A New Zealand woman was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl alive in a suitcase that was stowed in the vehicle’s luggage compartment, authorities said.

The bus driver noticed movement inside the bag during a planned stop at the settlement of Kaiwaka, north of Auckland, after a passenger asked for access to the luggage compartment, Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said in a statement.

When the driver opened the suitcase they discovered the 2-year-old girl, who was very hot but otherwise appeared physically unharmed, Harrison said. Authorities didn’t disclose the length of time the toddler was in the baggage compartment or which cities the bus was traveling between.

The child was taken to a hospital, where she remained Sunday night local time.

https://apnews.com/article/new-zealand-child-suitcase-bus-kaiwaka-police-34a672c6581fb7a38583e818c7e621e1

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