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Age: 0

Sex: male

Date: 8 Jan 1952

Place: Monkland Canal, Drumpellier, Coatbridge

The body of a newly-born male child was found in the Monkland Canal at Drumpellier, Coatbridge on Tuesday 8 January 1952 about 80 yards west of the Blair Road bridge.

The child was wrapped up in newspaper dated 1 October 1951 and tied up in a brown paper parcel.


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

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Coatbridge Leader - Saturday 12 January 1952

see Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser - Saturday 12 January 1952

see Unsolved 1952