A mother from the south of Israel was arrested on suspicion of throwing her baby out of her car while it was travelling.

From an initial investigation it appears that the mother was being taken by a relative and during the trip to Beersheva he saw her throw the baby out the car.

The relative stopped the car, lifted up the baby an transferred him to Soroka hospital in Beersheva in moderate condition. Police arrested the mother and transferred her for medical tests.