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A general view of Bell Waste Control site in Scunthorpe, where the body of a baby was found in waste being sorted at the recycling plant. Alistair Keely/PA Wire

Post-mortem results on newborn found dead at recycling plant

The post-mortem has revealed that the body found in Scunthorpe was that of a newborn baby boy. On Wednesday a teenage girl came forward, saying she was the child’s mother.

A POSTMORTEM ON the body of a baby found dead at a recycling plant in Scunthorpe in the UK has confirmed that is that that of a newborn boy, but the cause of death remains unknown.

The baby’s body was found by a worker at Bell Waste Control in an industrial estate in the town on Wednesday. This is Scunthorpe reports that a local teenage girl had contacted police, saying she was the baby’s mother. She was admitted to hospital for postnatal care.

A member of staff found the baby’s body, and initially thought it was a doll or toy, according to The Guardian. The worker was sorting through materials for recycling when he discovered the body, and was said to be distressed state and has taken time off work.

The results of the post-mortem have been inconclusive on the cause of the baby’s death, and further tests are to be carried out.

The recycling centre has been checking its records in order to assist with the police investigation and has been identifying the vehicles which were collecting waste earlier in the week.

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    Mute Jayniemac
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    May 4th 2012, 10:33 AM

    Jesus this is so tragic especially when so many people could have given this child a loving home. It’s hard to believe it still happens in this day and age in a developed country.

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    May 4th 2012, 10:49 AM

    Nowhere does it say that the baby’s death was intentional.

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    May 4th 2012, 1:57 PM

    Sean and I hope the Young Mum gets all the assistance she needs to deal with all she has gone through and R.I.P for her son. This Is a tragic tragic story

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    May 4th 2012, 10:37 AM

    That’s just very sad. Poor little thing.

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    May 4th 2012, 2:11 PM

    One of the results of a teens having kids too young.

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    May 4th 2012, 10:42 PM

    …or the result of not having proper support in pregnancy ! Who knows ,and not fair to speculate .

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    May 4th 2012, 1:15 PM

    When I first read this I could of puked!!! I have kids ….. What happened to this girl ? So sad :(

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    May 4th 2012, 2:01 PM

    She is a young 15 year old frightened young child and we do not know how/what happened to her baby either so let us not judge this 15year old girl she us so young and I just hope that she gets all the support and help to get her through this terrible time in her young life Let us not judge her

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    May 4th 2012, 3:49 PM

    @ Bernadette: I agree. We simply don’t know the circumstances. I must say, I wish more people in this world held your level of compassion and restraint of judgement. Perhaps then it would be a kinder world in which situations like this wouldn’t have to occur.

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    May 4th 2012, 6:35 PM

    Thank you Teo all we need do is listen to our own news about Child Sexual abuse here on our own front doors God Love this Child she is only 15 a minor so I really hope folk this into account before they comment or judge

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