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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Police searching for mother after body of newborn baby found on Menai Strait shore

  • The body of a newborn baby has been discovered along the Menai Strait shoreline near Bangor in North Wales.
  • North Wales Police and local health services have expressed urgent concerns for the mother's health and wellbeing.
  • Director of Midwifery Fiona Giraud appealed directly to the mother to seek medical support, emphasising that she does not have to face this alone.
  • Detectives are appealing to anyone who may know a woman who was recently pregnant or acting unusually to contact officers under Operation Melex.
  • A postmortem examination is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, with an increased police presence expected in the area.

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Body of newborn baby found on shoreline in Wales as police search for mother

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