Police have found a child’s body during searches of a garden in Birmingham.
West Midlands police said last week they were searching the garden of a home in Clarence Road, Handsworth, after receiving information about the death of a child in the area.
The search took place after a man, 40, and a woman, 41, were arrested on 9 December on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and a separate case of wilful neglect. Both have been charged with neglect and have been remanded in custody.
Police said the present occupants of the property on Clarence Road were not connected to the investigation.
A force spokesperson said a postmortem examination would be carried out to determine the cause of the child’s death.
“Officers searching the garden of a property in Handsworth have discovered what are believed to be human remains,” he said. “The body is believed to be that of a child; a postmortem will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of death.
“The investigation into the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child continues. The present occupiers of the property in Clarence Road are aware of the search, but are not connected to the investigation.”
