Heather Mack of the US cradles her baby inside a holding cell at a court in Denpasar, Bali on Tuesday. Prosecutors have recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Mack for the murder of her mother, whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase. PHOTO: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka
American teen Heather Mack brought her newborn baby to Denpasar court on Monday and seems to have struggled with some privacy issues.
The 19-year-old is facing charges for the premeditated murder of her mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack in August 2014 and reportedly just got recommended 15 years in the slammer from the Indonesian prosecutor.
In court, the teen mom was carrying her newborn, baby Stella, and had to sneak into the bathroom to breastfeed and get away from prying eyes and photo happy journalists, reports Kompas.
Health concerns for baby Stella have been raised since the infant was rushed to a clinic and then the hospital last week after falling ill.
Since being locked up in Bali following the discovery of her mother’s bloody body in a suitcase at the posh Bali St. Regis, Mack has apparently honed her bahasa skills, as she even asked permission to step out of court to feed her baby in Indonesian.
Mack’s baby daddy and boyfriend Tommy Schaefer is being tried separately for his role in her mother’s murder and has already fessed up to striking von Wiese-Mack.
According to reports, no dates have been set yet for verdicts and sentencing.
