Woman suspected of killing 5 of her babies

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A 28-year-old woman in Germany killed her five infants shortly after giving birth to them in secret at home and in the woods, and hid their bodies because she worried her husband would leave her if she had any more children, authorities said on Thursday.

The woman, who has been arrested on five counts of manslaughter, made a "comprehensive confession" to the killings after turning herself in as a six-year investigation closed in on her.

She has two living children, aged 8 and 10.

She began hiding her pregnancies in 2006, staying away from doctors and hospitals and killing the infants after giving birth to two at home and three in the woods, she said.

She had the impression her husband would leave her. The family lived at a certain level of prosperity and to preserve this standard, it was clear her husband did not want any more children.