{"id":17995,"date":"2024-11-20T21:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17995"},"modified":"2024-11-20T21:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:42:16","slug":"babys-body-found-in-field-near-motorway-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17995","title":{"rendered":"Baby&#039;s body found in field near motorway bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7b6d\/live\/7ab07300-a76e-11ef-a215-2b35ff609397.jpg.webp\" alt=\"BBC Three police officers, wearing yellow hi-vis jackets, stand behind police tape which cordons off the area in which a baby's remains were found. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">A cordon has been put up around the area where the remains were found which is close to the M61<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A baby&#8217;s body has been discovered in a field, police have said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The infant&#8217;s remains were found at about 12:30 GMT by a woman who had been walking her dog near Ashtons Field in the Little Hulton area of Salford.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said detectives were working with other agencies to establish the identity of the infant it was calling &#8220;Baby A&#8221;, as well as how and when he or she had died.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The force, which confirmed a post-mortem examination would take place in the next two days, said it was too early to know Baby A&#8217;s gender, ethnicity or age and how long the infant&#8217;s body had been in the field, which is close to a bridge over the M61.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c3a1\/live\/b72c6ab0-a76d-11ef-b33b-93d9ba042eae.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PA Media A white police tent lies near shrubs by a path at the edge of Ashtons Field in the Little Hulton area of Salford. Close by, a metal fence next to a gate is covered with what looks like white plastic sheeting.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The body was found close to Ashtons Field in the Little Hulton area of Salford<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">GMP&#8217;s district commander for Salford, Ch Supt Neil Blackwood, said: &#8220;At this stage we are following several lines of inquiry and we are working with local partner agencies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We know this news will devastate our communities and while we do not have all the answers yet&#8230; I want to reassure residents we will do all we can to find out what has happened.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/76c9add0-a76c-11ef-99ca-a956cb78e9e8.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PA Media Ch Supt Neil Blackwood, wearing a yellow hi-vis Greater Manchester Police jacket, updates reporters at a media conference held in front of a police cordon.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Ch Supt Neil Blackwood said it was &#8220;too early&#8221; to know Baby A&#8217;s gender, ethnicity or age<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The chief superintendent urged anyone with any information to come forward.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The most important thing for us right now is to find answers for this baby,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Even the most minor of detail could be crucial to our investigation.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;If you have seen anyone in the area over the last few days, or know who the parents could be, please call as soon as you can.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;As soon as we are in the position to confirm further details about the circumstances, we will do so.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0en27ppzzlo\">www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC A cordon has been put up around the area where the remains were found which is close to the M61 A baby&#8217;s body has been discovered in a field, police have said. 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