US woman charged after giving ex a chilly bin containing foetus

Makayla Haedt gave her former partner a chilly bin containing a miscarried foetus. Photo / Joe Raedle, Newsmakers

A woman in the US state of Virgina has been charged after she gave her ex-lover a chilly bin containing a miscarried foetus.

On September 18, Makayla Haedt was arrested in Missouri for giving the man the chilly bin, according to the Daily Mail.

She reportedly handed the sealed box over to the man after they had spent the afternoon together, telling him, “here’s your kid”.

Haedt has been charged with first-degree harassment for causing the man emotional distress.

Her ex-partner reportedly told authorities the incident was “the type of thing you see on the internet all the time, but don’t ever think it will happen to you”.

The 29-year-old reportedly showed no “sign of remorse or anything” when she left the red and white chilly bin.

Pulaski County’s Prosecuting Attorney has ordered her to undergo a mental examination before her court appearance on October 28.

Makayla Haedt has been charged with harassment for the disturbing incident. Photo / Watowan County Jail

Court documents show the pair had an on-and-off again relationship, resulting in Haedt’s pregnancy, but “never dated”.

In a text on September 17, she informed the man her pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, before picking him up to complete chores together.

He said he hadn’t believed Haedt when she previously told him she was pregnant as she was a “habitual liar”.

The man called police after opening the box, telling the responding officers “this is f**ked up, I’m sorry you guys had to see that”.

He said he was “shocked and couldn’t believe she would do something like that”, having initially believed her remark was just a “cruel joke”.

Though he thought the chilly bin likely only held drinks, he had asked a friend to keep him company while he made the disturbing discovery.

The foetus was taken to General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital after officers confirmed it was human.

Haedt was convicted for felony assault in 2022 after she stabbed a different boyfriend in the state of Minnesota.

She was charged with additional misdemeanour offences on September 18, including one for resisting arrest.