Child’s body found in Handsworth garden search

A child’s body was discovered during searches of a Birmingham garden.

West Midlands Police said last week that officers were searching the garden of a home in Clarence Road, Handsworth, after receiving information indicating a death there in 2020.

On December 9, a man, 40, and a woman, 41, were arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and wilful neglect.

Both have been accused of neglect.

They have been remanded in custody.

Post-mortem tests on the body are due to be held, the police force said.

The force said the home’s current occupiers were not connected to the inquiry.

Source: BBC.com