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Inquest for Baby Boy Found Under Floorboards Hears Tragic Details
Forensic evidence showed the twine was looped and knotted around the newborn’s neck, and the coroner said the child was likely strangled after birth.
- On Thursday, Senior Coroner Crispin Oliver concluded at an inquest that 'Baby Auckland' was 'unlawfully killed' by strangulation, ruling the twine was applied after birth while the infant remained alive.
- Builder Peter Moody discovered the infant's skeleton beneath floorboards at a Fore Bondgate property in Bishop Auckland on July 29, 2024, while performing renovations wrapped in The Umpire newspaper dated June 19, 1910.
- Carbon dating suggests the child lived between 1726 and 1812, contradicting the 1910 newspaper wrapping. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Micol Zuppello confirmed the infant was full-term, measuring 38 to 40 weeks development.
- Following a community-led effort, the infant was laid to rest at Bishop Auckland Town Cemetery in April. Durham County Council member Cathy Hunt said the burial honored 'a life that could have been.'
- Detective Chief Inspector Mel Sutherland confirmed extensive DNA testing and public appeals failed to identify the child or any living relatives. He noted the investigation had been 'frustrating and challenging' due to limited evidence after so many years.
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A BRITAIN inquest has concluded that a newborn baby found wrapped in a newspaper from 1910 was the victim of murder. The skeleton was discovered in 2024 during a house renovation, and the cause of death was strangulation with a string.
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