India, Feb. 27 -- An 18-year-old gap year student has been accused of fatally throwing her newborn baby out of a hotel room in Paris, with the umbilical cord still attached. The suspect has now been identified as Mia McQuillin, from Oregon.

McQuillin was placed in police custody following the horrific incident. She gave birth while travelling in Europe with a group of tourists, according to The Mirror.

McQuillin grew up in a $1 million bungalow in Bend. She was part of "a group of young people traveling in Europe" as part of a gap year between high school and college. She gave birth to her baby inside the ibis Styles hotel in the city's administrative district, French authorities told the Daily Mail.

Authorities are investigating wheth...