Baby found dead in waste pile in Rowley Regis warehouse - police launch urgent appeal to find child's mother
The baby’s body was found within a waste pile
A baby has been found dead at an industrial site in Rowley Regis, prompting an urgent police appeal to find the infant’s mother.
The body of a baby girl was found in a warehouse in Station Road on Thursday (June 25). Police say it is believed the child was transported to the site on Wednesday.
Police are carrying out enquiries including forensic examinations to identify the baby girl and find out how she died.
West Midlands Police said officers want to make sure that the mother of the baby gets the care that she urgently needs.
Detective Chief Inspector Kylie Westlake, from West Midlands Police’s Public Protection Unit, said: "While we don’t yet know what has happened, what we do know is that there must be a mother out there who is in real need of help − and she is our absolute priority at the moment.
"We have been checking CCTV and speaking to hospitals, but it may be that the mother or someone who knows who she is sees this appeal.
“I really want to speak to her to make sure she’s OK, and to ensure that she can get the help that she urgently needs.
"We'll treat information we receive sensitively, and we'd ask for anyone who can help us identify who baby and mother was to come forward. It may be you live near a baby, and their mother, who have unexpectedly not been seen for a number of days.
“The baby was found within a waste pile which had been transported by a private waste operator to an industrial site in Station Road, Rowley Regis, at just before midday.
“At this stage we believe the baby was unknowingly transported on Wednesday.
“We understand the operator works across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Mercia areas. We're not connecting the business to the sad death.
“We have set up a Major Incident Public Portal where anyone with information can submit anything they know directly to us.”
West Mercia Police also said the operator had been working in Telford and Bridgnorth. A force spokesperson urged anyone with information to use the West Midlands Police portal.
The spokesperson said: "It is understood that the baby was unknowingly transported on Wednesday by a private waste operator, which was working across the region including the Telford, Bridgnorth and Kidderminster areas."
Anyone with information that can help is urged to get in touch via the police portal at https://mipp.police.uk/operation/20HQ26C08-PO1.