A man and a woman have been arrested and they are in custody for questioning following the death of a newborn baby boy in Weston-super-Mare

Jordan Blake

The Major Crime Investigation Team from police/">Avon and Somerset Police is carrying out an investigation into the death of a newborn baby boy in weston-super-mare/">Weston-super-Mare.

The body was found by a member of the public in a private garden on Saturday morning (12 December).

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