A woman has been charged following the discovery of a deceased newborn baby in central Auckland’s Albert Park yesterday morning.
The 36-year-old woman has appeared in the Auckland District Court today charged with concealing the dead body of a child.
The woman was granted name suppression and will reappear in court on Wednesday to enter a plea.
She has been granted bail and ordered to surrender her passport.
Auckland City CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Ash Matthews said police were called to the scene after a park worker discovered the infant at about 7am on Sunday.
“This investigation remains ongoing and police are speaking with a number of people to establish the circumstances around what has occurred,” Matthews said.
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“This is a tragedy for everyone concerned and we understand this will be quite confronting information for the community to hear.”
Matthews said a post-mortem would take place today to determine the next steps in the investigation.
“Police will provide further updates as the investigation allows.”
Police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the matter.
