13 April 2023 , 17:19
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of concealing a birth after a newborn baby was found dead at a recycling centre.
Avon and Somerset Police were called to the site on Lufton Trading Estate in Yeovil just after 2.30pm on Wednesday after a member of staff found the body of the baby girl.
Officers later attended a vacant property elsewhere in the city.
A woman is now being interviewed under caution, which police said was necessary to have the "appropriate legal safeguards" in place.
She is also being provided with medical support while in custody.
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The force said their enquiries are ongoing and have asked the public not to speculate while the investigation continues.
Police have asked the public not to speculate while the investigation continues (stock image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Detective Inspector Ben Lavender said: “This is a very sad and distressing incident. We don’t yet know what has happened and are treating the baby’s death as unexplained at this time, pending the results of a post-mortem examination.
“In the meantime, it has been necessary to arrest a woman in order to interview her under caution and with the appropriate legal safeguards in place. While she is in police custody she is receiving appropriate medical support.
”I would urge people not to speculate on the circumstances of this tragic event.”