Baby

The body of a newly-born child was found wrapped up in newspaper in a pond off of Dog Lane in Shirland.

The child was found by a man who was walking along Dog Lane with his son and dog at about 5.45pm after his dog drew his attention to it by going over to the pond. He said he looked over a hedge and saw what he thought was an old rag on top of the water. He said that he didn't touch the parcel and went off to get a policeman.