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Detectives probing unsolved baby murder release image of woman seen at grave
Police say the woman may have information that could help identify Baby April’s parents in a case that has remained unsolved for 30 years.
Kent Police released a computer-generated image on Wednesday of a woman who visited the grave of Baby April, an unidentified infant found dead 31 years ago at Singleton Lake, Ashford.
The newborn was discovered on April 3, 1995, having died from asphyxiation; Operation Duke subsequently investigated 3,858 people to identify her parents, but the case remains unsolved.
Officers reported the woman visited Bybrook Cemetery in Ashford on Sunday, June 21, where she appeared 'distressed' while carrying a shoulder bag and a floral-patterned fabric holdall worn across her body.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Kimber stated, "We believe it is important to find the truth behind this tragic story," urging anyone with information to contact Kent Police at 01622 652006 or Crimestoppers at 0800 555111.
Previous investigative efforts included exhuming the infant's body in 2011 to obtain a full DNA profile, though the sample failed to provide a breakthrough in the decades-old case.