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| Bodies of Charlotte Bevan and missing daughter Zaani found | Bodies of Charlotte Bevan and missing daughter Zaani found |
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| The body of a baby girl has been found after she went missing with her mother Charlotte Bevan from a hospital. | The body of a baby girl has been found after she went missing with her mother Charlotte Bevan from a hospital. |
| Ms Bevan walked out of St Michael's Hospital in Bristol with four-day-old daughter Zaani on Tuesday. | Ms Bevan walked out of St Michael's Hospital in Bristol with four-day-old daughter Zaani on Tuesday. |
| The new mother did not have a coat and was wearing only hospital slippers, while her baby was wrapped in blankets. The hospital has launched a review. | The new mother did not have a coat and was wearing only hospital slippers, while her baby was wrapped in blankets. The hospital has launched a review. |
| Ms Bevan's body was found on Avon Gorge on Thursday. The body of her baby was found close by. | Ms Bevan's body was found on Avon Gorge on Thursday. The body of her baby was found close by. |
| The mother's body was found after a member of the public, walking nearby, spotted the hospital slippers on the gorge. | |
| The identity of the baby has not yet been confirmed but police say they are "confident" it is the daughter of Ms Bevan, who was formally identified earlier on Thursday. | |
| Police described Ms Bevan as a "good mother" who was making "great progress" in hospital. | Police described Ms Bevan as a "good mother" who was making "great progress" in hospital. |
| Friends described her as part of a "happy couple" and said her disappearance was "out of character". | Friends described her as part of a "happy couple" and said her disappearance was "out of character". |
| 'Sounded alarm' | 'Sounded alarm' |
| A spokesman for University Hospitals Bristol, which runs St Michael's Hospital, said Ms Bevan discharged herself for "reasons unknown" and there had been no signs she was planning to leave. | A spokesman for University Hospitals Bristol, which runs St Michael's Hospital, said Ms Bevan discharged herself for "reasons unknown" and there had been no signs she was planning to leave. |
| "Charlotte and her baby were seen by staff at 20:30. When staff went to check on her at 21:05 they found Charlotte and her baby missing and immediately sounded the alarm," he said. | "Charlotte and her baby were seen by staff at 20:30. When staff went to check on her at 21:05 they found Charlotte and her baby missing and immediately sounded the alarm," he said. |
| The hospital added: "We will be conducting a thorough review of the care Charlotte and her baby received to see if there was anything we could have done to prevent this tragic and unexplained death. | The hospital added: "We will be conducting a thorough review of the care Charlotte and her baby received to see if there was anything we could have done to prevent this tragic and unexplained death. |
| "We continue to work closely with other agencies who are continuing to search for Charlotte's baby daughter." | "We continue to work closely with other agencies who are continuing to search for Charlotte's baby daughter." |
| Ms Bevan is believed to have suffered from schizophrenia and depression and been sleep deprived after giving birth. | Ms Bevan is believed to have suffered from schizophrenia and depression and been sleep deprived after giving birth. |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership said it would "work with colleagues in health and other partner agencies to give our full support in determining the series of event which led to this tragic death". | Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership said it would "work with colleagues in health and other partner agencies to give our full support in determining the series of event which led to this tragic death". |
| "During this period we will not add to the suffering of those close to Charlotte by speculating on the circumstances further." | "During this period we will not add to the suffering of those close to Charlotte by speculating on the circumstances further." |
| The hospital spokesman added that access to the maternity unit is controlled by a "door release" and CCTV. It is not clear how Ms Bevan was able to leave. | The hospital spokesman added that access to the maternity unit is controlled by a "door release" and CCTV. It is not clear how Ms Bevan was able to leave. |