Girl, 15, hid baby's body in bin then flew out of country

A teenage girl hid a newborn baby in a waste bin before flying home to Canada after secretly giving birth on a school trip to London, an inquest heard.

The girl went into labour in the lavatory of her Days Inn Hotel room near Heathrow airport just hours before she checked out on March 19.

The 15-year-old, had been on a week-long cultural visit to the capital.

The student, who claimed she had no idea she was pregnant, left the lifeless baby hidden in a bin behind a curtain, which was discovered by a cleaner. Police were called and an investigation resulted in the girl being intercepted as she disembarked in Canada. Recording a narrative verdict, West London Coroner Alison Thompson said the baby died from unascertained consequences of an unattended birth.