Woman in her 20s and man in his 30s arrested after body of newborn baby girl is found dead at recycling centre
A WOMAN and man have been arrested after a newborn baby girl was found dead at a recycling centre.
Emergency services were rushed to the plant in Somerset around 2.30pm on Wednesday after a member of staff made the tragic find.
When police arrived at Lufton Trading Estate in Yeovil they discovered the body of the newborn.
Officers then raced to a vacant property nearby.
A woman in her 20s was arrested that afternoon on suspicion of concealing a birth, while a man in his 30s was arrested yesterday on the same offence.
Avon and Somerset Police Detective Inspector Ben Lavender said: "This is a very sad and distressing incident.
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''We don't yet know what has happened and are treating the baby's death as unexplained at this time, pending the results of a post-mortem examination.
"In the meantime, it has been necessary to arrest a woman in order to interview her under caution and with the appropriate legal safeguards in place.
''While she is in police custody she is receiving appropriate medical support.
"I would urge people not to speculate on the circumstances of this tragic event."
