Police appeal after newborn girl found on Bangor shoreline

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 14:13 · Archive

A newborn girl's body was discovered on the Bangor shoreline near Siliwen Road on 27 September.

A newborn girl's body was discovered on the Bangor shoreline near Siliwen Road, shortly before 5pm on Sunday, 27 September. A post-mortem examination revealed that the baby may have been in the water for up to a few weeks.

Police are appealing to members of the public who routinely walked in the Siliwen Road and Ashley Fields areas of Bangor between 30 August and 27 September to come forward. Superintendent Llinos Davies said officers were working 'tirelessly to conduct local enquiries and liaise with national experts to determine what happened to the little baby girl'.

Police are asking anyone with photographs or videos taken around the Menai Straits shoreline in the area during that period to upload them to a major incident public portal. A dedicated phone line has been established for the baby's mother to contact a specialist counsellor confidentially at any time on 07974 241223.

How it is being reported

• Search for answers continues after newborn's body found on North Wales shorelineA post-mortem revealed that the baby’s girl may have been in the water for up to a few weeks.North Wales Pioneer · 9 Oct, 13:45
• Search for answers continues after newborn's body found on Bangor shorelineA post-mortem revealed that the baby’s girl may have been in the water for up to a few weeks.North Wales Chronicle · 9 Oct, 13:22

In this story: Bangor · Siliwen Road · Menai Straits · Llinos Davies

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