A New Zealand woman was arrested on Sunday after travelling on a bus with a two-year-old girl trapped in her luggage.
Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said the woman had been charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child.
Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka 鈥� 100 kilometres north of Auckland 鈥� after the bus driver became concerned about a bag moving during a scheduled stop.
鈥榃hen the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the two-year-old girl,鈥� Harrison said.
鈥楾he little girl was reported to be very hot, but otherwise appeared physically unharmed.鈥�
The luggage had been stored beneath the bus passengers, in a separate compartment.
Harrison said the girl is in hospital undergoing an extensive medical assessment.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested.
Harrison said the driver prevented 鈥榳hat could have been a far worse outcome鈥�.
He said further charges are possible.
New Zealand鈥檚 Ministry for Children, Oranga Tamariki, had been notified.
