Woman arrested after travelling with two-year-old in suitcase in New Zealand

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/03/woman-arrested-travelling-two-year-old-suitcase-new-zealand

Police say 27-year-old charged with ill treatment and neglect of a child after bus driver spotted a bag moving

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250803181051/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/03/woman-arrested-travelling-two-year-old-suitcase-new-zealand


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First_Thunder@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

My honest reaction: arrested for travelling with a two year old suitcase, that’s odd. Ah. with a two year old in a suitcase

gidostro@lemmy.cafe · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y

Would it still be illegal if the suit case was in the child?

I don't think it is unreasonable for a child to eat a full suitcase

Enkers@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Was she arrested for child endangerment or fare evasion? The article didn't say. 😏

Seriously though, good thing she didn't get hurt. That could've gone much much worse.

aramis87@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Children under 3 can ride free if they sit on their parents' lap.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y

Or in the suit case apparently

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

Child endangerment, interestingly it was the bus driver that called police.

heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y

I was expecting the mom to be on vacation from Florida