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'Scared' woman, 18, 'gave birth at home then threw newborn girl out of the window'

A 'scared and shocked' 18-year-old woman gave birth at home before throwing her child out of the window, it is alleged.

The baby girl wrapped only in a towel fell roughly 7ft and survived “by a miracle” in temperatures of 1C, locals in Budyonnovsk, Russia, said.

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