Mystery as cops still searching for mum of baby girl found dead at recycling plant eight months on
COPS are still searching for the mum of a baby girl found dead at a recycling plant - eight months after the horrific discovery.
The little girl’s body was discovered wrapped in a pink beach towel by staff at the centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, last August.
Officers launched a search for the newborn’s mum over fears she may need urgent treatment.
But months on, no one has come forward - and the baby remains unidentified, an inquest today has heard.
However, the tot’s body can now finally be released, meaning a funeral can take place.
Movingly, the little one will be buried with a teddy bear made from the high-visibility jackets of the staff members who found her.
The devastated tip crew named the baby Daisy.
Lionel Mairs, 31, was one of the crew who found the tiny girl at Household Waste Recycling Centre in Bowling Back Lane.
His partner Laura Pratt, 26, who commissioned the bear, said: "Lionel was really upset and devastated about what happened, but this bear has helped him.
"Originally, the baby was going to have nothing, so it has brought all the team comfort knowing that Daisy will have this bear with her.
"The bear is orange and wearing the work uniform, so it's sort of like they will always be with her and she won't be on her own."
Coroner’s officer Christopher Dalby told the hearing today: "An unknown baby girl wrapped in a towel was located at the council recycling plant.
"Paramedics were called and the death was confirmed at the scene.
"Police are continuing with their inquiries and at this stage, the identity of both baby and mother remain unknown."
West Yorkshire Police confirmed they are still trying to track down the missing mum.
Cops had released an image of a striking towel similar to the one the little girl was found wrapped in.
The towel features a large yellow map of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands as well as small images of fish, sea horses and a palm tree.
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In a statement released in August, they said: "A post-mortem examination has been conducted and it believed the baby was stillborn.
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"It is likely that this may have been a concealed pregnancy and the baby was not born in a hospital setting, so the mum of the baby may need urgent medical attention.
"Police and partner agencies are extremely concerned about the mum of the baby and are urging her or any friends or family members to come forward to help us give her the help and support she may need."
