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| Baby search police close landfill | |
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| Police have cordoned off a landfill site in Worcestershire to search for the body of a baby after a tip-off that a girl may have concealed a birth. | |
| Officers received the information after the girl went to Hereford County Hospital and doctors confirmed she had given birth earlier this month. | Officers received the information after the girl went to Hereford County Hospital and doctors confirmed she had given birth earlier this month. |
| Police said it is possible the girl did not tell anyone she had given birth. | |
| The site at Throckmorton near Pershore has been sealed off and the teenager is said to be assisting police. | |
| In a statement, the West Mercia force said: "Police have launched an investigation after a teenager attended Hereford County Hospital and it was confirmed she had given birth earlier this month. | |
| "Officers are investigating the possibility that the baby's birth was concealed. | "Officers are investigating the possibility that the baby's birth was concealed. |
| "Police have not located the body of the baby but have identified an area of interest in Worcestershire. | |
| "The teenager has not been arrested but is assisting police with their enquiries." | "The teenager has not been arrested but is assisting police with their enquiries." |