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Plea to mother after baby's body found in Edinburgh | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Police are appealing for the mother of a baby found dead near an Edinburgh footpath to come forward. | |
A man made the discovery while walking his dog near Seafield Cemetery and Crematorium on Seafield Road in Leith at about 17:00 on Sunday. | A man made the discovery while walking his dog near Seafield Cemetery and Crematorium on Seafield Road in Leith at about 17:00 on Sunday. |
The police are concerned the mother may need medical attention. | |
They are also asking people to contact them if they know of anyone who had recently been pregnant, but no longer gets in touch. | |
Det Ch Insp Dave McLaren said they did not yet know the age or sex of the baby, or how long the body had been there. | |
Police are awaiting the results of forensic tests, but this process could take several days. | |
In the meantime, detectives are concentrating their efforts on lists of expectant mothers and on door-to-door inquiries. |