Alexandra Olaru, 17, is alleged to have killed her baby to prevent her parents finding out (Picture: CEN)

A teenager is alleged to have killed her newborn baby and then burned its body so her parents wouldn’t find out she had been pregnant.

Alexandra Olaru, 17, gave birth while her parents were out.

It is alleged that she then suffocated the baby with a pillow before throwing the body into a wood burner.

It is claimed she then confessed to friends about what had happened, leading to her arrest.


Friend Iona Bibesco said: ‘No one knew she was pregnant, she didn’t look it and she didn’t tell anyone.

‘We only found out when she came to school the next day and told us what had happened.



‘At first we thought she was making up some sick sort of joke, but as she went into more detail we began to realise it was probably true.’

She confessed what had happened to friends who told teachers who then contacted police (Picture: CEN)

Her friends in Gorj County, Romania, reported what they had heard to a school teacher who then contacted the police.

Prosecutor spokesman Emil Mota said: ‘When questioned by police the young woman admitted everything she had done and gave all the details.

‘Immediately after she gave birth she killed the newborn and set it on fire.

‘She said she was afraid her parents would find out she was pregnant and be angry.’

Her father, local councillor Marcel Olaru, told reporters: ‘I just found out about this when the police arrived at our home.

‘We knew she had been in a relationship and had actually got married. But that finished and she came back to live with us.

‘But we had absolutely no idea she was pregnant nor that she had gone to such terrible measures to keep it from us.’

Prosecutors say the girl is currently undergoing psychological and psychiatric tests.

If found sane, she will be charged with murder and faces a life sentence.