Since the very beginning of the case, the mother of Bianka has been suspected to be involved in the disappearance of her daughter and faced trial in December. The defendant is accused of, among other charges, murder, manslaughter, and assault. She chose to remain absent from court.
In the summer of 2015, the then 39-year-old mother of six gave birth to Bianka. At the time, she did not have custody of any of her previous kids and was set to lose custody of Bianka as well.
The disappearance of the baby came to light in the context of this investigation. During subsequent police interviews, Bianka’s mother made different claims about the whereabouts of her child, citing friends and relatives as temporary caretakers. She eventually acknowledged having given her away so that authorities would not take her.
Up until the very end of the enquiry in 2019, authorities continued to pursue other potential leads, which brought them in contact with several relatives and former partners of Bianka’s mother. However, efforts to locate the girl remained in vain.
Read also: A bizarre meeting with the mother of the missing childAfter a missing person’s report was filed, three municipal employees came forward with what has been considered the most conclusive information on the disappearance to date. Around the time of Bianka’s disappearance, two of them observed a woman approaching a pond in Linger with a baby in her arms before later leaving alone.
Although neither of them had seen the baby from up close, both decided to contact their manager, who came to the scene and confronted the woman. She explained that a woman on a bicycle had come to pick up the baby.
The nature reserve surrounding the pond is not easily accessible. A canine unit was eventually sent out to support a search party in the wider area. Despite two cadaver dogs indicating on a specific spot, no trace of the girl was found.
Then, the former partner and current housemate of the accused mother claims to have a recording of the mother admitting to the murder of her child. Her housemate and former partner testified, under oath, that he has taped the mother’s statement on a tablet, where she admits to killing her child.
In the recording, the mother’s flatmate can be heard accusing her of killing the child, an accusation which the mother does not refute. “You won’t find her. I looked. She is no longer there…,” the mother says in the recording.
The prosecution argued that because the mother did not participate in the trial and that there is an “unfortunate” danger the story may repeat itself, she should not be granted parole. The mother has refused to testify.
