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| Body of infant found in Perth storm water drain had been there for two weeks, WA premier says | Body of infant found in Perth storm water drain had been there for two weeks, WA premier says |
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| Roger Cook describes ‘horrifying scenario’ after tradespeople found child’s body while cleaning drain on Monday | Roger Cook describes ‘horrifying scenario’ after tradespeople found child’s body while cleaning drain on Monday |
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| A baby boy found dead in a storm water drain is believed to have been there for two weeks. | |
| The horrifying discovery of the infant’s body was made in Alexander Heights in Perth’s north on Monday afternoon. | The horrifying discovery of the infant’s body was made in Alexander Heights in Perth’s north on Monday afternoon. |
| The Western Australia premier, Roger Cook, said the child was believed to have been inside the drain for about a fortnight. | |
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| “The mother of that child must be incredibly distressed,” he told reporters on Tuesday. | “The mother of that child must be incredibly distressed,” he told reporters on Tuesday. |
| It is understood tradespeople found the body while cleaning the drain on Monday, in what Mr Cook described as a “horrifying scenario”. | It is understood tradespeople found the body while cleaning the drain on Monday, in what Mr Cook described as a “horrifying scenario”. |
| “Those workers that discovered the child’s body were confronted with the most distressing of circumstances,” he said. | “Those workers that discovered the child’s body were confronted with the most distressing of circumstances,” he said. |
| “My heart goes out to everyone involved in this horrible, horrible series of events. | “My heart goes out to everyone involved in this horrible, horrible series of events. |
| “This goes to the heart of everyone’s sense of humanity, a small child whose life has passed under tragic circumstances.” | “This goes to the heart of everyone’s sense of humanity, a small child whose life has passed under tragic circumstances.” |
| WA police confirmed the investigation into the grim discovery remained ongoing. | WA police confirmed the investigation into the grim discovery remained ongoing. |
| Anyone with information has been urged to contact police. | Anyone with information has been urged to contact police. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |
| This article was amended on 19 August. The WA premier had indicated the body was that of a baby girl, but police later clarified that the child was a boy. |