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Age: 0

Sex: male

Date: 22 Nov 1921

Place: Belmont Road, Bolton

The body of a newly-born child was found in a barrel behind a house.

It had been strangled with something like a soft brad bandage such as a handkerchief and was quite naked.

The yard had access from a footpath which led to the adjoining Wilkinson Sanatorium.

The doctor stated that the child had lived for at least 5 minutes.


*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 22 November 1921