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Newborn boy left at Muslim centre | |
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A newborn boy has been found left at an Islamic centre in Staffordshire, police said. | A newborn boy has been found left at an Islamic centre in Staffordshire, police said. |
The baby was found wrapped in clothes at about 1030 GMT at the centre in Bedford Road in the Shelton area of Stoke-on-Trent. | |
Earlier Staffordshire Police said a body had been found, although it is now believed the baby boy is receiving treatment at a hospital in Stafford. | |
The area has been cordoned off while officers search the area. | The area has been cordoned off while officers search the area. |
A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said: "We can confirm the baby discovered this morning is a newborn baby boy. | |
"He was found wrapped up in clothes and left outside the Islamic Centre. The baby has been taken to University Hospital of North Staffordshire." |