Update: The article has been updated to clarify that the birth took place ten minutes prior to the tragic incident and not ten months as previously published In a case deemed one of the most heinous crimes committed by a mother has been convicted of manslaughter by the Heilbronn District Court Jovanovic was found guilty of throwing her infant child from an upper-floor window The motive behind Jovanovic's actions was reportedly her fear that motherhood would jeopardise her professional career as a lawyer for a prestigious car brand she had secretly given birth at home on 12 September Jovanovic allegedly dropped her baby daughter from her apartment window causing the infant to fall nearly 12 feet onto the pavement below Passersby discovered the infant's body under Jovanovic's balcony The minutes-old baby had sustained fatal injuries The police were alerted immediately. According to ASB Zeitung (via DailyMail) Jovanovic admitted to the crime at the beginning of the trial in April but could not explain the details of the incident to the court Jovanovic claimed she had not realised she was pregnant prosecutors countered this by accusing her of murder suggesting she had deliberately hidden the pregnancy from colleagues and neighbours They argued that Jovanovic believed motherhood would derail her career as a legal executive at Porsche Public prosecutor Mareike Hafendoerfer elaborated: "The accused was not prepared to put her life plans That was her decision when the baby was born the criteria for a murder conviction are fulfilled." arguing that the incident was a tragic accident Hoech claimed Jovanovic was unaware of her pregnancy and overwhelmed by the sudden birth He maintained that she dropped the baby unintentionally and emphasised the need to determine how the infant ended up by the window Despite the defence's argument of accidental death the court ultimately convicted Jovanovic of manslaughter She received a sentence of seven and a half years in prison This decision starkly contrasts a case from February involving a Chinese couple The couple was sentenced to death for deliberately throwing their two young children out of a high-rise apartment window Jovanovic's legal team has expressed their intention to appeal the verdict This tragic case has sparked discussions about the pressures faced by working mothers and the importance of mental health support Neighbours told local media they had no idea Jovanovic was expecting a baby Recently she had changed and was no longer talking to us We thought she was stressed at work," one neighbour said The Jovanovic case raises complex questions about ambition It is a stark reminder of the tragic consequences that can unfold when desperation overshadows reason It is no secret that career pressures can sometimes lead to desperate actions. A recent case involving Tyrese Haspil is a chilling example Haspil's motive appears to have been to silence his employer and avoid getting caught for theft A MUM has been jailed after killing her newborn daughter by throwing the infant out a window because she 'thought a baby would ruin her career' Katarina Jovanovic, 28, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years after being convicted of manslaughter. The top lawyer for Porsche, from Lauffen am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg State, Germany faced a judge at the Heilbronn District Court on Wednesday Jovanovic secretly gave birth at home on September 12 2023 before hurling the baby from her flat window fell almost four meters into the road below and suffered a shattered skull Traumatised passersby found her shortly after the horror unfolded and cops raced to the scene They told the court she deliberately kept her pregnancy a secret from colleagues and neighbours. Public prosecutor Mareike Hafendoerfer said: "The accused was not prepared to put her life plans, especially her professional advancement, on hold for a child. "That was her decision when the baby was born, and as a result, the criteria for a murder conviction are fulfilled." They argued she had not realised she had been pregnant said: "It is a drama that affects me personally My client did not even know that she was pregnant "When she suddenly held the bloody baby in her hands she was in an exceptional psychological situation How the child ended up over the windowsill remains to be determined." The court accepted the manslaughter charge and Jovanovic was jailed for seven-and-a-half years Her lawyers claim they plan to appeal the verdict after fighting for a sentence of just three years Neighbours previously told local media they did not realise Jovanovic was pregnant One said: "Nobody noticed that the woman was pregnant "We thought she was stressed at work." Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/