A New Zealand woman arrested after two years found in the luggage

A woman in New Zealand was arrested after a two-year-old girl was found in her luggage while she was traveling on a bus.

The police said that police had been called to a bus stop in Kaiwaka, a small town in the north of the country on Sunday, after a passenger asked for access to the luggage compartment.

“The driver worried when he noticed that the bag was moving. When the driver opened the suitcase, he discovered the two-year-old girl,” said a New Zealand police.

The woman, 27, was arrested and charged with ill -treatment / negligence of a child.

“The little girl would have been very hot, but otherwise seemed physically unscathed,” said the police.

She was transported to the hospital, where she was undergoing a medical assessment, they added.

The relationship between women and children has not been disclosed.

The woman is expected to appear on Monday before the North Shore District Court.

“We would like to recognize and congratulate the bus driver, who noticed that something was not correct and took immediate measures, preventing what could have been a worse result,” the police said.