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Skeletal remains of child discovered near railway line in Queen Street



The body of a baby has been found in Bedworth.

Skeletal remains of a child were discovered near to the railway line in Queen Street on Wednesday, September 21.

A man and a woman have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Claire Cook, 24, from Bedworth, and James Hamshaw, 23, of no fixed abode, have been charged with concealing a birth.

They are due to appear at Warwickshire Magistrates Court later today.

Railway line remains were of a newborn baby

Skeletal remains found by a railway line were of a newborn baby, police have confirmed.

The remains recovered on 21 September near Queen Street, Bedworth, relate to an alleged 2014 concealment of a birth.

Claire Cook, 24, of North Avenue, Bedworth, and James Hamshaw, 23, of no fixed abode, admitted concealing a birth when they appeared at Warwick Magistrates' Court on 22 September.

They will be sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on 14 October.