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Age: 0

Sex: male

Date: 16 Dec 1961

Place: 17 West Cromwell Road, Kensington, London

The body of a newly-born male child was found in a box in the back garden of 17 West Cromwell Road, Kensington on 16 December 1961.

It was found by a stockbroker that had lived in the property during a chance visit into his garden whilst he was looking for some old bricks. He said that he saw a fruit box and thought that he could see a rubber doll in it through the slats. However, he said that upon closer inspection that he found that it was not a rubber doll but the body of a baby.


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see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Kensington Post - Friday 02 February 1962

see Unsolved 1961