Mother of chute drop baby 'dreamt of having a child'

Mohamad Amin described Jaymin Abdulrahman as a calm, caring and happy woman who had never showed signs of aggression.

The car wash worker and pizza shop delivery driver discovered their baby in a bin at the bottom of the block of flats in Wolverhampton, where he lived with his wife and child.

The baby had been dropped by Abdulrahman, who claimed she was suffering from a severe form of post-natal depression at the time.

Mr Amin, aged 33, told jurors at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday that his wife was happy after giving birth.

He said: "I remember when she gave birth, I remember very clearly that when the baby had been cleaned, she held the baby on her chest, looked in her eyes and said 'this is my dream come true'." The court heard Abdulrahman, 25, was kept in hospital after giving birth and was released three days before the child was discovered on September 8 last year.

Defence barrister Rachel Brand QC asked Mr Amin if there had been any changes in his wife after giving birth.

He replied: "She changed, could not eat, sleep and cried all the time. I never heard of post-natal depression before in my life. She cried all the time. I asked her why she cried and she would not answer."

Giving evidence on Thursday, Abdulrahman told jurors how she placed the child in a bin bag and 'threw her away' down the rubbish chute, before then putting a Moses basket and cushions in a separate bag and dumping them as well.

The court heard Mr Amin had gone to work on September 8 and got a call from his wife later in the day saying their child had been abducted.

When asked if he believed her, Mr Amin responded: "Of course I did, that's why I did not hesitate for one second to phone the police."

The court heard that when he got home Abdulrahman appeared at the bottom of the flats. Mr Amin said: "She was standing there like a dummy. She was pale, could not speak and was in shock."

Abdulrahman claims post-natal depression prevented her from thinking rationally at the time of dropping the baby down the chute. She denies attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, and inflicting grievous bodily harm.

The trial continues on Monday.