Search For Mum After Baby Found Dead In Richmond
North Yorkshire Police are looking for a new Mum after a baby girl's body was found in a wheelie bin.
Police are trying to find the Mum of a newborn baby girl found dead in Richmond. The body was found in a wheelie bin in a communal waste area on Whitcliffe Grange at around 2:40 yesterday afternoon. Police are worried the Mum could be very distressed and need urgent medical care.
Inspector Mark Gee, of Richmond Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "Enquiries are at a very early stage and our primary concern is to locate the mother of the new born baby girl to ensure that she receives urgent medical care.
"It is highly likely that the mother is in a very distressed state and needs professional support.
"We urge her to contact the police or medical staff as a matter of urgency as her health and wellbeing is the priority."
Anyone with any information is being asked to call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 1, and pass the information to the Force Control Room. Please quote incident number NYP-01122014-0234.