Posted on January 17, 2012

Nutty Norwegian Mom Accused of Drowning Own Baby Claims Her Skype Swain Told Her to Do It

Corky Siemaszko, NY Daily News, January 11, 2012

A Norwegian mom accused of killing her 20-month-old daughter by plunging her in a bucket of frigid water has come up with a sad defense — she was following the orders of her Skype swain.

Yasmin Chaudhry told police she was video-chatting with her British love-interest Ammaz Qureshi and that he urged her to “discipline” little Hunaina.

The girl drowned as a result, Oslo police said.

Chaudhry, 26, who initially told cops her daughter’s death in October 2010 was an accident, has been charged with unintentional murder and is in jail awaiting trial.

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Qureshi, 33, conceded in interviews with cops that dunking the toddler in cold water was a scheme he and Chaudhry cooked up together, prosecutor Kristin Rusdel said.

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