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Police launch investigation after newborn baby’s body found outside church
Daragh Keany
Today at 11:54
Police have launched an investigation after a baby’s body was found in a bag outside a church in west London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Officers were called to the scene in Talbot Road in Notting Hill at 12.46pm on Tuesday and police are urgently appealing for the mother to come forward “for her own welfare”.
London Ambulance Service also attended and the baby was declared dead at the scene, police added. Officers remain in the area and inquiries are ongoing to locate the baby’s mother, the force confirmed.