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Woman Assisting Police After Newborn Found in Perth Storm Drain

Detectives are assessing new leads following completed forensic testing.

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Forensics at the scene of where the baby’s body was found.
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Overview

  • A woman in her 30s is assisting inquiries and is receiving appropriate care and support, police said.
  • The Homicide Squad is leading the case and continues to seek public information, with hospitals and clinics alerted.
  • Forensic testing from the scene has been completed, with analysis of the results still underway.
  • Police say the infant was a newborn boy placed in the La Salle Road drain in recent days, with no evidence he was washed through.
  • Two maintenance workers discovered the body on Monday in Alexander Heights, and tributes have since been left at the site.