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| Shipley baby body tip staff offered counselling after find | |
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| Staff at a rubbish tip where a baby's corpse was discovered are to be offered counselling after the "distressing" incident, the site's manager has said. | Staff at a rubbish tip where a baby's corpse was discovered are to be offered counselling after the "distressing" incident, the site's manager has said. |
| The newborn child was found by staff at the Associated Waste Management site on Valley Road, Shipley, near Bradford on Wednesday. | The newborn child was found by staff at the Associated Waste Management site on Valley Road, Shipley, near Bradford on Wednesday. |
| It was the second time in two years that a baby's body has been found at the plant. | It was the second time in two years that a baby's body has been found at the plant. |
| In May 2011 the body of a newborn baby girl was discovered among waste. | In May 2011 the body of a newborn baby girl was discovered among waste. |
| Business development director at the firm Tim Shapcott said some of the staff who found the baby's body in 2011 were involved in the recent discovery. | Business development director at the firm Tim Shapcott said some of the staff who found the baby's body in 2011 were involved in the recent discovery. |
| "We don't have a high turnover of staff and some of those same people were involved there unfortunately last night," he said. | "We don't have a high turnover of staff and some of those same people were involved there unfortunately last night," he said. |
| Helping police | Helping police |
| "Certainly the first time [a body was found] a number of staff were off for a period of time, [they had] counselling, time off and things like that and we dealt with that. | "Certainly the first time [a body was found] a number of staff were off for a period of time, [they had] counselling, time off and things like that and we dealt with that. |
| "What we have to do as a responsible employer is look after the guys." | "What we have to do as a responsible employer is look after the guys." |
| Mr Shapcott said the company was helping police in trying to locate where the body may have come from. | Mr Shapcott said the company was helping police in trying to locate where the body may have come from. |
| "The site takes about 550 tonnes a day," he said. | "The site takes about 550 tonnes a day," he said. |
| "The process is fairly predictable and therefore what we are trying to do is hone down the hours that this material may have come into the actual facility and then identify maybe the approximate origin of the material." | "The process is fairly predictable and therefore what we are trying to do is hone down the hours that this material may have come into the actual facility and then identify maybe the approximate origin of the material." |
| West Yorkshire Police said a post-mortem examination had taken place and the force would be releasing more details later. | West Yorkshire Police said a post-mortem examination had taken place and the force would be releasing more details later. |