Body of newborn baby found in supermarket car park
The mother is receiving "appropriate care"
Last updated 11th Apr 2021
Police were alerted by a member of the public who made the tragic discovery at the car park of Morrisons in Bilston on the Black Country Route just after 9am.
At the moment they don't know when the baby was born or how they came to be in the car park.
The force says the mother's been identified and is now getting care and support. Officers plan to speak to her in due course.
Det Insp Jim Edmonds, from the public protection unit, said: “This is a truly tragic discovery, and we’ve been treating the scene and the baby with the utmost care and dignity today.
“While we don’t yet know what has happened...We have been checking CCTV and speaking to hospitals."
Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch, quoting log 842 of 11 April.