Woman gives birth on courtroom bench during NYC arraignment

A nine-month pregnant woman delivered a baby boy on a Brooklyn courtroom bench while surrounded by police officers, prosecutors, and court personnel during an arraignment. She was arrested after police allegedly saw a controlled substance in plain view at a public housing complex in Sheepshead Bay. During the search, she was allegedly found in possession of a controlled substance and was cuffed on drug possession and trespassing charges. After her arrest, she reportedly did not inform officers she was pregnant and declined medical attention, though she later complained of drug withdrawal symptoms and said she was pregnant. She was taken to a hospital early Friday, discharged, and then brought to court, where her water broke just before midnight and labor began immediately.

"Randazzo, who was nine months pregnant, suddenly slouched on the bench where she was seated when her water broke just before midnight, her lawyer, Wynton Sharpe, told the New York Times. "We saw it," Sharpe told the outlet. "She didn't have to say anything. We were like, oh OK, this is happening, like, now.""

"She was arrested on Thursday evening after cops saw two people on a rooftop at a public housing complex in Sheepshead Bay with a controlled substance "in plain view," according to the NYPD. During a search, cops allegedly found Randazzo in "possession of a controlled substance" and cuffed her on drug possession and trespassing charges, police said."

""At the time of arrest and when they arrived at the stationhouse, Ms. Randazzo was wearing baggy clothes, did not inform officers she was pregnant, did not indicate any disabilities, and declined medical attention," an NYPD spokesperson told The Post. Randazzo later complained she was experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms and told officers she was pregnant."

"She was taken to a hospital at 3:30 a.m. on Friday and later discharged. From there, cops brought her to the courthouse, police added. Attorney Wynton Sharpe said doctors had not realized Randazzo was so close to giving birth when she was released from a hospital before her arraignment."

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