London woman tries to smuggle dead baby onto plane

Title

London woman tries to smuggle dead baby onto plane

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Mar 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:02:21

Description

The parents of Caroline Beale, the London woman who tried to smuggle her dead baby onto a plane in New York, are fighting to bring the baby’s body home after it was buried in a paupers’ grave. Caroline was freed by a New York court earlier this week after admitting manslaughter in a plea bargain. Caroline’s mother Daphne Beale on bringing ashes home and arrangements for psychiatric care for her daughter. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Daphne Beale

Keywords

USA; Manslaughter; Babies; Caroline Beale

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