A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her three-month-old son who she previously claimed had been snatched from his pram.

32-year-old Dijana L. reported her baby had been kidnapped on June 18, however cops could not find evidence to support the claim. 

The child was found dead the following morning in a river just 500 metres from her home in Renningen, Germany.

Now, Dijana L. has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. She had previously been accused of abandoning her child and faking the kidnapping.

Dijana L. reportedly only found out she was pregnant in her fifth month, and her son Adrian was born prematurely.

They lived in a cramped, run-down flat, where neighbours said they frequently heard Dijana arguing with her ex-boyfriend.

‘It was always loud there, chaotic,’ one neighbour recalled.

A new boyfriend would occasionally stay at the property, but was not a permanent presence. 

Her ex-boyfriend’s mother also lived there, and former colleagues said Dijana was desperate to leave.

 Speaking to Bild, colleagues said: ‘Dijana tried to find a better apartment for herself and her new boyfriend. She wanted to escape the cramped conditions and end the chaos.’

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