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"Mother of 'Baby India' denied bond, charged with abandonment as police launch camera registry program"

Karima Jiwani, accused of abandoning her newborn, Baby India, in a plastic bag in the woods nearly four years ago, has been denied bond after prosecutors argued she could intimidate potential witnesses in the case. Jiwani faces charges including criminal attempt to commit murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated assault, and reckless abandonment. Prosecutors have DNA evidence proving that Jiwani is the biological mother of the child, as well as corroborative evidence including the defendant's own interview statements in the case. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for June 13.

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Mother charged after newborn found alive in plastic bag in Georgia woods.

The mother of a newborn girl found alive in a plastic bag in a wooded area of northern Georgia in 2019 has been identified and arrested. Karima Jiwani, 40, has been charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated assault, and reckless abandonment. The child's father was identified 10 months ago using advanced DNA investigative practices and familial DNA. Jiwani has a history of "hidden and concealed pregnancies and surprise births," according to the sheriff. The baby, dubbed "Baby India," is said to be "happy, healthy and in a safe place."

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"Mother of 'Baby India' denied bond after arrest for leaving newborn in plastic bag in Georgia woods"

A judge denied bond for Karima Jiwani, a Forsyth County mother accused of leaving her newborn daughter in the woods in June 2019. Jiwani was arrested on Thursday almost four years after deputies say she tied her newborn daughter up in a plastic bag and left her in a wooded area a mile away from her home. The child, nicknamed Baby India, was found alive. Police say she is now happy and healthy. Authorities say Jiwani gave birth to the child in her car before driving around for hours and eventually abandoning the baby.

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Mother of 'Baby India' arrested 4 years after newborn found in plastic bag.

The mother of "Baby India," a newborn found alive in a plastic bag in Georgia woods nearly four years ago, has been arrested and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated assault, and reckless abandonment. The child's father was identified 10 months ago using advanced DNA investigative practices and familial DNA. The mother, Karima Jiwani, was identified within the past week using DNA. Jiwani had a history of hidden and concealed pregnancies and surprise births, and evidence suggests she knew of this particular pregnancy for a period of time and went to extremes to conceal it. Baby India is currently happy, healthy, and in a safe place.

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Mother of 'Baby India' arrested 4 years after infant found alive in plastic bag.

The birth mother of "Baby India," a newborn found alive in a plastic bag in Georgia woods in 2019, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault, and reckless abandonment. The woman, identified as Karima Jiwani through DNA, allegedly knew she was pregnant with the baby and had a history of concealed pregnancies and "surprise" births. The girl, now approaching her fourth birthday, is said to be "happy, healthy and in a safe place."

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Mother arrested years later for abandoning newborn in plastic bag.

Karima Jiwani, a 40-year-old woman with a history of concealed pregnancies, has been arrested and charged with attempt to commit murder, cruelty to children in the first degree, reckless abandonment, and other charges, almost four years after a newborn was found abandoned in the woods in Forsyth County. The baby, known as "Baby India," was discovered by neighbors in June 2019 and has since been adopted. The sheriff thanked the community for their support and said that Baby India is now "prosperous, happy, and healthy." Jiwani will make her first appearance at the Forsyth County jail on Saturday morning.