Skeletal remains of baby found in County Cork

Gardaí following ‘definite line of inquiry’ after baby’s body exhumed following receipt of information

File picture of garda crime scene tape. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
File picture of garda crime scene tape. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien

Gardai are following a definite line of inquiry following the discovery of skeletal baby remains last week.

The juvenile body was exhumed from ground at a property in Killeagh, a small village in East Cork, about 37km outside the city.

The remains were recovered on Friday following receipt of confidential information. They were removed to Cork City Morgue, where a forensic anthropologist has been consulted.

“A post mortem is still scheduled to take place, the results of which will direct the course of the investigation,” gardaí said, adding that a definite line of inquiry was being followed by detectives based at Midleton.

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Forensic anthropologists are typically consulted by law enforcement agencies to assist investigations when skeletal remains require examination.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times