Three dead babies found in house

The remains of three babies have been discovered at a house on Merseyside.

Police found the bodies when they were called to a property in Harlow Close, St Helens, on Sunday morning.

Two women, aged 54 and 38, and a 26-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the investigation and bailed pending further inquiries.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said: "The remains are believed to relate to births that occurred as far back as the mid 1980s."

Merseyside Police said forensic tests were being carried out to determine the age and sex of the children.
Det Supt Steve Naylor, of Merseyside police, said: "Following a call to us, we attended an address in St Helens where human remains were discovered.

"The remains are believed to be that of newborn babies and at this stage of the inquiry it is believed they are the remains of three babies."

Mr Naylor said a number of lines of inquiry were being looked at.

"We cannot speculate as to the cause or circumstances of the deaths and any inappropriate supposition is likely to have a severe impact on the investigation and the family concerned," he said.

"This looks like being a complex investigation, and a lot of hard work needs to be done before we can ascertain what the full circumstances are surrounding this situation."