A woman has been charged following the discovery of a deceased newborn baby in Albert Park in Auckland city on Sunday morning, August 24.
A 36-year-old woman has been charged with concealing the dead body of a child and is due to appear in the Auckland District Court today, August 25, police say.
Detective senior sergeant Ash Matthews, of the Auckland City Police CIB, says officers were called to the scene at about 7am on Sunday after a park worker discovered the infant.
“This investigation remains ongoing, and police are speaking with a number of people to establish the circumstances around what has occurred.
“This is a tragedy for everyone concerned and we understand this will be quite confronting information for the community to hear.”
Matthews says a post-mortem will take place today to determine the next steps in the investigation.
“Police will provide further updates as the investigation allows.”
Police say they’re not looking for anyone else in connection with the matter.
