Pennsylvania woman allegedly kept pregnancy secret, killed newborn

A prosecutor says he has "no clue" why an Allentown, Pa., woman kept her pregnancy secret and then allegedly killed her newborn in a sports bar bathroom. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said Monday Amanda C. Hein, 26, began experiencing back pain while at Starters Pub in Lower Saucon Township Aug. 18 and went to the bathroom where she gave birth to an "alive and viable" boy of 33-36 weeks gestation. She then allegedly suffocated the baby, put him in a plastic bag and placed the body in the tank of a toilet, Morganelli said. She allegedly went out and smoked a cigarette and then watched the rest of a pay-per-view wrestling tournament on the bar's TV with her friends. The body was discovered the next day by cleaners. Morganelli said at a news conference announcing murder charges that he didn't know why Hein acted as she did, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported. "But the criminal justice system does have to protect everyone. ... Whether it was one hour or 10 minutes old or a year old, it is a person, and this person's life was taken," the prosecutor said. "I cannot get inside this lady's head. I have no clue." Hein was being held without bail, court records indicated.