A young woman in Samoa was being given a ten year-jail term for infanticide this week.
Her case is just one of a number of incidents within Samoan communities involving babies being abandoned at birth or infanticide.
The Samoan Labour MP for Mangere, Aupito Su'a William Sio, said he's waiting to hear back from the police this week on whether they can provide a proper funeral for a child that was found in at an Auckland park.
Aupito said it's sad that a young woman, whoever she may be or whatever the circumstances are, felt the need to hide a pregnancy.
