Police are searching the garden of a property in Birmingham for human remains as part of an investigation into the death of a child in 2020.
West Midlands police said they had launched an investigation after receiving information about the death of a child at a house in Clarence Road, Handsworth.
A 40-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were arrested last Friday on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and wilful neglect, the force said. The pair have not been named.
The man was remanded after appearing at court on a charge of neglect, while the woman will appear at court in due course facing the same charge.
Police said the present occupants of the property on Clarence Road were not connected to the investigation.
DI Joe Davenport, of the force’s public protection unit, said: “We have acted swiftly on information and our enquiries are ongoing to establish exactly what has happened. I understand that this will come as a shock to the local community but I would ask you not to speculate on the circumstances. We would encourage anyone who has any information to get in touch.”
