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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Baby found wrapped in 1910 newspaper was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes

Man in suit carrying small coffin with flowers on it, as people watch on
Baby Auckland was laid to rest at Bishop Auckland cemetery in April. Photograph: Raoul Dixon/North News/North News & Pictures Ltd

A baby boy who was found with twine looped and knotted round his neck and wrapped in a 116-year-old newspaper was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.

Crispin Oliver on Thursday said the child, known only as Baby Auckland, had been garotted by an unknown person.

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