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| Baby's body found on cycle path | Baby's body found on cycle path |
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| Strathclyde Police have confirmed that the remains of a newborn baby have been found in a bag on a cycle path between Greenock and Port Glasgow, Inverclyde. | |
| The body was found by a member of the public on the track in the Devol Glen area at about 1740 BST on Wednesday. | The body was found by a member of the public on the track in the Devol Glen area at about 1740 BST on Wednesday. |
| Pathology and forensic tests are being carried out at the scene. | Pathology and forensic tests are being carried out at the scene. |
| Det Insp Mark McGowan said: "Our enquiries are at an early stage. We do not know how long the body has lain or the circumstances of the baby's death." | Det Insp Mark McGowan said: "Our enquiries are at an early stage. We do not know how long the body has lain or the circumstances of the baby's death." |
| Local resident Louise Williamson said she was horrified. | Local resident Louise Williamson said she was horrified. |
| "It's horrible to think somebody has dumped a wee baby," she said. | "It's horrible to think somebody has dumped a wee baby," she said. |
| "There are kids playing about there. You wonder how long it's been lying there and why nobody has missed a wee baby. It's horrible." | "There are kids playing about there. You wonder how long it's been lying there and why nobody has missed a wee baby. It's horrible." |
| A post-mortem examination will take place. | A post-mortem examination will take place. |