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Baby's body found at waste site | Baby's body found at waste site |
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The body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered in a black bin liner at a Lincolnshire waste site. | The body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered in a black bin liner at a Lincolnshire waste site. |
The baby's body was wrapped in a heavily bloodstained cloth, at the Greenstar Recycling Plant near Skegness, on Thursday morning. | The baby's body was wrapped in a heavily bloodstained cloth, at the Greenstar Recycling Plant near Skegness, on Thursday morning. |
A worker checking for glass in material brought to the site for recycling made the find, said police. | A worker checking for glass in material brought to the site for recycling made the find, said police. |
A search is now on to trace the mother. Police believe she could be in urgent need of medical help. | A search is now on to trace the mother. Police believe she could be in urgent need of medical help. |
Multiple injuries | Multiple injuries |
Detectives are working on the possibility that the mother could have come from anywhere in the country. | |
Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibbon, who is leading the investigation, said: "At this stage we are investigating the death of a baby who was probably no more than two or three days old. | |
The most important thing for me is for the mum to come forward Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibbon | |
"I think it's fair to say from the post-mortem (examination) that the birth was a traumatic birth and also that there was no professional presence when the baby was delivered. | |
"It's perfectly possible that this woman or girl has given birth without anybody being there or with anybody who knew what they were doing." | |
Police said part of the umbilical cord was in the bag with the dead baby boy, who had probably died this week. | |
It is understood the infant suffered a number of injuries after death as a result of being put in the back of a dustcart. | It is understood the infant suffered a number of injuries after death as a result of being put in the back of a dustcart. |
National search | National search |
Also discovered in the bag were a woman's pair of tan-coloured jogging bottoms and a pair of pants. All the items were heavily bloodstained and the body was wrapped in a second bag which had been used to hold toilet roll, police said. | |
"The most important thing for me is for the mum to come forward," Det Ch Insp Gibbon added. | |
"There's no question that she will be distressed and in need of urgent medical attention and this is a direct appeal for her to contact us so we can hopefully get to the bottom of what has happened." | |
Police said they were doing checks with hospitals and doctors' surgeries as well as with the NHS nationally. | |
The recycling site is on an industrial estate near Skegness and handles both commercial and local authority waste. | The recycling site is on an industrial estate near Skegness and handles both commercial and local authority waste. |
Greenstar said it had no comment at this time. | Greenstar said it had no comment at this time. |