Newborn baby's body found at Waterbeach recycling centre

The assemblage of a newborn babe lad has been recovered astatine a recycling centre, constabulary person said.

Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called to the tract connected Ely Road successful Waterbeach astatine midday connected Tuesday soon aft the discovery.

Det Supt John Massey said it was an "incredibly bittersweet and upsetting incidental for everyone involved".

He appealed to the parent to get successful touch, adding she whitethorn request "medical attraction oregon is successful a susceptible situation".

In a statement, the unit said it was "keeping an unfastened caput arsenic to the circumstances".

Det Supt Massey added: "We are trying our hardest to get to the bottommost of what has taken spot but we cannot bash that alone, truthful I would besides entreaty to the nationalist for their help.

"Any information, nary substance however small, could assistance the probe tally by our specializer kid safeguarding team; adjacent if that is fixed anonymously to america oregon Crimestoppers."