Mother charged with attempted murder A woman has told police she dumped her newborn baby in a stormwater drain, knowing it may kill him. Newborn found in drain could have been there for days, say police Mother, 30, charged with attempted murder and refused bail Baby in a stable condition at the Children's Hospital at Westmead Family of accused verabally abused at court Police consider accused a flight risk with family in Samoa The 30-year-old mother remained in her cell and allowed her lawyer to make no application for bail at Blacktown Local Court this morning - bail was then officially refused. She has been charged by police with attempted murder after allegedly leaving the baby boy at the bottom of 2.4 metre drain and potentially faces a maximum of 25 years in jail. Family and friends of the woman who dumped her newborn baby down a drain leave Blacktown Court. They cannot be identified for legal reasons. The court heard the woman only gave birth in the early hours of Tuesday November 18 before the boy was found by two cyclists and police at a bike path near the M7 yesterday. In facts tendered to the court the accused is considered to have "no community ties" while living with her aunty, uncle and cousin in Quakers Hill. Police feared she was a flight risk after highlighting she has family in Samoa. "The accused made full admission to putting the less than 24 hour old baby down a 2.4 metre drain knowing it may kill the baby," in a document tendered to court. A soft toy is left at the site beside the M7 in Quakers Hill where the newborn was found on Sunday. Picture: Melvyn Knipe Source: News Corp Australia Loved ones made no comment as they left the court but a bystander was heard yelling "Shame!" as they crossed onto the other side of the street before walking through a local shopping centre. A mental health examination will be performed on the accused while she is in custody and the matter will reappear in Penrith Local Court this Friday. The brief hearing followed the woman being charged with attempted murder after allegedly abandoning her newborn son in a Quakers Hill drain along the M7 Motorway. The site where the drain is located along the M7 cycleway. Originally published as "Shame!"