Little Hulton: Police statement in full after dog walker finds dead baby in snow-covered field

Greater Manchester Police person contiguous made an urgent plea aft confirming officers rushed to the tract adjacent Little Hulton, Salford, pursuing the grim discovery

Police person appealed for the parents of a dormant babe to get successful interaction aft a canine walker discovered its remains successful a snow-covered tract today.

Officers with Greater Manchester Constabulary delivered the connection successful a property league held pursuing the tragic find successful Little Hulton, Salford, astatine astir 1.30pm. Ambulance crews besides dashed to the country but the babe was declared dormant by paramedics.

Leading the property briefing, Chief Superintendent and District Commander for Salford, Neil Blackwood, said a post-mortem is expected to instrumentality spot successful the coming days but officers are truthful acold incapable to corroborate the tot’s sex oregon ethnicity and person designated it Baby A.

He reassured the surrounding assemblage successful the suburb but 1 pistillate said she "felt sick" erstwhile she heard astir the discovery. She said the country "is not safe".

Greater Manchester Police's connection successful full

Chief Supt Blackwood, of Greater Manchester Police, said successful full: "Tragically contiguous we recovered the remains of what we judge to beryllium a young baby. We person a country successful spot and you volition apt spot an summation successful the fig of officers successful the section country portion we transportation retired enquiries. To recognize the circumstances.

“At this signifier we are pursuing respective lines of enquiry and moving with spouse agencies to recognize who this babe could be, however agelong they’ve been present and however they person sadly died. We are present calling this baby, Baby A. All of this is highly delicate and this probe needs to beryllium handled with upmost attraction it deserves and it volition instrumentality time.

“We cognize this quality volition devastate communities and portion we bash not person each the answers yet I privation to reassure residents we volition bash each we tin to find retired what has happened here. The astir important happening for america close present is to find answers for this babe and I impulse anyone with immoderate accusation astatine each to get successful interaction with us. Even the astir insignificant item could beryllium important to our investigation.

“If you’ve seen anyone successful the country implicit the past fewer days oregon cognize who the parents could beryllium delight telephone america arsenic soon arsenic you can. As soon arsenic we are successful a presumption to corroborate further details astir the circumstances, we volition bash so.”

Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone 101 and punctuation log 1319. Alternatively, telephone Crimestoppers connected 0800 555 111.

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