Age: 0
Sex: male
Date: 19 Apr 1940
Place: Beckford Road, South Norwood
The body of a newly-born child was found on a flower bed in Beckford Road.
The parcel was found by a woman that lived in the house to which the garden belonged. She said that after taking down the black-out screen on the Friday that she saw a parcel on the flowerbed in the garden. She said that she called her husband and when they went to investigate they found that the parcel contained the body of a baby and then immediately informed the police.
