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Indian woman charged with murder of 5-day-old baby at NJ home
LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey
Hiralbahen Bhavsar, 29, was charged with killing her 5-day-old daughter in her apartment by slicing her throat and arm with a knife on May2.
She told police she didn’t want the child, according to court records, northjersey.com reported.
Bhavsar, who was being held at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Bhavsar initially called 911 around 8:30 p.m. stating she had chest pains, according to the affidavit, quoted by northjersey.com
‘After a brief moment, she then stated that ‘someone was trying to kill her. She then stated that it was in fact her husband who was trying to kill her, and that he was presently armed with a knife and in the living room of their apartment.’
Police arrived at Bhavsar's Liberty Street apartment shortly the 911 call and handcuffed her husband, Jaymin Bhavsar. Family members who were inside the apartment yelled at police ‘No, no, not him.’
‘At this time, Hiralbahen exited a rear bedroom and began stating, ‘No, no not him. I did it. I killed my baby,’ according to the affidavit.
Police found the lifeless baby on the bed of the bedroom with wounds to her arm and neck, according to the affidavit.
A neighbor told the media that she did not know whether or not Bhavsar was struggling with postpartum depression.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, postpartum impacts one in 10 new mothers. It can include symptoms like crying more, feeling angry, withdrawing from loved ones, not caring for your new baby, or worrying you’ll hurt the baby.
‘I saw her yesterday and she was looking OK, normal. But I I think she must be going through some sort of depression, because no mother could do this to her child,’ the neighbor said.
FROM: ACTING PROSECUTOR DENNIS CALO
DATE: MAY 3, 2019
Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of HIRALBAHEN BHAVSAR (DOB: 8/20/1989; married; and un-employed) of 310 Liberty Road, Apartment # 35, Little Ferry, N.J. on a charge of Murder and Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Little Ferry Police Department under the direction of Chief Ralph Verdi, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton.
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Bergen County Public Safety Operations Center (PSOC) received a 9-1-1 call from a female, later identified as Hiralbahen Bhavsar, who initially reported she was having a medical emergency at her apartment on Liberty Street. Little Ferry Police Officers responded to the residence at 310 Liberty Street, Apartment # 35, and found multiple family members inside of the apartment. While at the scene, Hiralbahen Bhavsar emerged from a locked bedroom and confronted the officers. Upon entering the bedroom, the officers discovered the lifeless body of an infant child who suffered apparent sharp force injuries. Bhavsar was taken into custody at that time.
As a result of the investigation, Hiralbahen Bhavsar was arrested on May 2, 2019, in Little Ferry, N.J. and charged with one count of Murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3A(1), a crime of the 1st degree; and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4D, a crime of the 3rd degree. Hiral Bhavsar will have her first appearance on a date to be determined in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.
Acting Prosecutor Calo states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would also like to thank the Little Ferry Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.












