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‘Grisly details are emerging from a British police investigation following the gruesome discovery of a dead and discarded newborn baby, covered in bites from foxes and dogs.
The infant, who was found naked by a dog in woodland near a housing estate in Manchester, has been named "Baby Pearl" by Greater Manchester Police.
Police believe the abandoned baby, which still had part of its crudely cut umbilical cord attached, may have been the product of rape or incest.
Tiny Baby Pearl was probably rolled down a rock face into bushes below by her mother, who may have needed to hide the birth from others, according to detectives.
At a press briefing, Detective Chief Inspector Lewis Hughes said: "I can only hope [Baby Pearl] wasn't alive at the point she was left here. The alternative doesn't really bear thinking about.
"We believe the mother may be somebody in distress," he said.
"Whoever left Pearl here was someone with no emotional attachment for that baby. There was not a scrap of clothing on her."
Police were alerted on April 4, after a woman was walking her dog which sniffed out the lifeless child.’
‘Baby Pearl was located less than 500 metres from a housing estate in Heywood near Rochdale, Greater Manchester.’
Twenty police have been assigned to the investigation, searching for the mother of the child who detectives believe could also be in danger.
"If it was the mother [who dumped Pearl], she could be a rape victim, or a victim of abuse or incest. It may be a mother who has concealed the birth from others," Det Hughes said.
Manchester police have run Baby Pearl's DNA through a national data base where it matched with potentially thousands of people, according to The Sunday Times.’
‘Tests have established the baby is probably of white ethnicity, though there are indications of mixed race heritage in the baby's lineage.
Police believe the person who rolled Baby Pearl over the rock face likely lives in the estate that borders Roch Valley Woods, which is also known as Bluebell Forest.
"We think somebody in this community knows what happened to her," Det Hughes said.
"We are talking about a little girl thrown away like a piece of rubbish. She deserved more. Help us, please."
Manchester Police are desperate to make a breakthrough as the case moves closer to a one-month anniversary.’
More at:
https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/04/30/11/14/naked-baby-pearl-covered-in-wild-animal-bite-marks-after-being-rolled-down-rock-face%5D
The infant, who was found naked by a dog in woodland near a housing estate in Manchester, has been named "Baby Pearl" by Greater Manchester Police.
Police believe the abandoned baby, which still had part of its crudely cut umbilical cord attached, may have been the product of rape or incest.
Tiny Baby Pearl was probably rolled down a rock face into bushes below by her mother, who may have needed to hide the birth from others, according to detectives.
At a press briefing, Detective Chief Inspector Lewis Hughes said: "I can only hope [Baby Pearl] wasn't alive at the point she was left here. The alternative doesn't really bear thinking about.
"We believe the mother may be somebody in distress," he said.
"Whoever left Pearl here was someone with no emotional attachment for that baby. There was not a scrap of clothing on her."
Police were alerted on April 4, after a woman was walking her dog which sniffed out the lifeless child.’
‘Baby Pearl was located less than 500 metres from a housing estate in Heywood near Rochdale, Greater Manchester.’
Twenty police have been assigned to the investigation, searching for the mother of the child who detectives believe could also be in danger.
"If it was the mother [who dumped Pearl], she could be a rape victim, or a victim of abuse or incest. It may be a mother who has concealed the birth from others," Det Hughes said.
Manchester police have run Baby Pearl's DNA through a national data base where it matched with potentially thousands of people, according to The Sunday Times.’
‘Tests have established the baby is probably of white ethnicity, though there are indications of mixed race heritage in the baby's lineage.
Police believe the person who rolled Baby Pearl over the rock face likely lives in the estate that borders Roch Valley Woods, which is also known as Bluebell Forest.
"We think somebody in this community knows what happened to her," Det Hughes said.
"We are talking about a little girl thrown away like a piece of rubbish. She deserved more. Help us, please."
Manchester Police are desperate to make a breakthrough as the case moves closer to a one-month anniversary.’
More at:
https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/04/30/11/14/naked-baby-pearl-covered-in-wild-animal-bite-marks-after-being-rolled-down-rock-face%5D
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