GARDAÍ IN CORK are investigating the discovery of the body of newborn baby in a house in the south of Cork City.

The baby girl was found after her mother presented herself to a gardaí station in the city and told them that she had recently given birth.

A subsequent search by gardaí of the address she had given them led to the discovery.

The Irish Examiner reports that the baby’s body was found in a bin in the rear of the house.

The body of the infant has been removed to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem is due to be carried out today.

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Body of newborn baby discovered in Cork

Read: Body of 13-year-old boy recovered from water in Drogheda >

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