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| 'Baby in bag' cold case reopened | 'Baby in bag' cold case reopened |
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| Detectives hope advanced DNA analysis will uncover the parents of a newborn baby girl found dead on a Dorset beach more than 27 years ago. | Detectives hope advanced DNA analysis will uncover the parents of a newborn baby girl found dead on a Dorset beach more than 27 years ago. |
| Her body, wrapped in a carrier bag from a wine shop in Jersey, was found near a bandstand at Weymouth pier by three men metal detecting on 15 October 1981. | |
| Investigators have urged her mother and father to come forward as they can now get a DNA profile of the baby. | Investigators have urged her mother and father to come forward as they can now get a DNA profile of the baby. |
| Police said the profile will take "several months" to complete. | Police said the profile will take "several months" to complete. |
| The girl's body was inside a white carrier bag which was in a larger canvas bag found just above the high waterline of the beach, the force said. | The girl's body was inside a white carrier bag which was in a larger canvas bag found just above the high waterline of the beach, the force said. |
| The parents may be keen to bring closure to this very sad case with some dignity Lead investigator Phil James | The parents may be keen to bring closure to this very sad case with some dignity Lead investigator Phil James |
| The carrier bag had printed on its side: "Bath Street Wine Cellar, Quality Wine Merchant, Jersey CI." | The carrier bag had printed on its side: "Bath Street Wine Cellar, Quality Wine Merchant, Jersey CI." |
| Crime review officer, Phil James, who is leading the cold case investigation, said: "Dorset Police has a duty to bring this unsolved historic case to a conclusion and is committed to doing so. | Crime review officer, Phil James, who is leading the cold case investigation, said: "Dorset Police has a duty to bring this unsolved historic case to a conclusion and is committed to doing so. |
| "I would appeal to the mother or father of the baby to contact me. | "I would appeal to the mother or father of the baby to contact me. |
| "They may be keen to bring closure to this very sad case and may wish to do this with some dignity, rather than live in fear of receiving that unexpected call. | "They may be keen to bring closure to this very sad case and may wish to do this with some dignity, rather than live in fear of receiving that unexpected call. |
| "Advances in forensic science now provide investigative opportunities to obtain a DNA profile of the baby girl and, potentially, the mother and father. | "Advances in forensic science now provide investigative opportunities to obtain a DNA profile of the baby girl and, potentially, the mother and father. |
| "This detailed examination work has started and will take several months." | "This detailed examination work has started and will take several months." |