Australian police have
urged the mother of a baby found dead and buried in the sand at Sydney's
Maroubra beach to come forward.
The body, which was
discovered by two young boys, was buried under 30cm (12in) of sand, police
said.
Police said they could
not immediately tell the age or gender of the baby, as the body was badly
decomposed. A post-mortem examination will be conducted. Continue..
It comes a week after
a newborn was found alive in a drain in Sydney.
"Come and talk to
us, seek some advice, we need to talk with you," said New South Wales
state police commissioner Andrew Scipione. He also asked that anyone who might
know the mother to speak to authorities.
'Tragic
event'
Police said that the
two boys, aged six and seven, discovered the body on Sunday morning while
digging in the sand at Maroubra beach.
The baby was a
"very small infant child" and had been buried naked, police said.
"The sex and age
of the child is unable to be determined at this point due to the decomposition
of the body," Police Inspector Andrew Holland told reporters.
"Obviously everyone is
upset," he added. "It's a tragic event. Something like this doesn't
happen every day and it affects everyone involved."
He said
that police were investigating birth, death and marriage records, and visiting
local hospitals, to try to locate the parents of the child.
"Police
are concerned about the welfare of the mother involved and hope she sought
medical assistance," he added.
The two
boys who discovered the body are receiving counselling.
On 23
November, cyclists found a newborn baby abandoned in a stormwater drain in
western Sydney.
Police
said the boy had been left in the drain for five days before he was rescued.
The
mother of the boy has been charged with attempted murder. Her case is expected
to be heard in court on 12 December.
New
South Wales Police Minister Stuart Ayres said the twin cases raised questions
about what should be done to help families that are desperate.
"There
is no doubt we find ourselves with two cases that are currently under
investigation that requires us to think seriously about what we need to help
families that are in crisis," he said according to AFP news agency.
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