Age: 0
Sex: male
Date: 16 Jan 1929
Place: Markeaton Brook, Bridge Walk, Derby
The body of a newly-born child was found in Markeaton Brook near Bridge Walk in Derby.
When the body was recovered it was found to have a stocking tied round its neck.
It was thought that the body had been swept down the river and over a sluice where it was found partly submerged.