An urgent search has begun for the mother of a newborn baby girl after her lifeless body was discovered in pub toilets in Leeds.
The horrific discovery was made inside the Three Horse Shoes, in Oulton, near Leeds, on Sunday – and now detectives have launched an appeal for the mother of the baby to step forward or seek medical help.
Emergency crews had been called to the public house at around 4.45pm, with police describing it as a “traumatic incident.”
Det Ch Insp James Entwistle, of West Yorkshire Police, said: “This is a tragic incident and we are urgently appealing for the mother of the baby girl to contact us or seek medical help as she has been through an extremely traumatic ordeal and could well need treatment herself.
“If the mother is comfortable speaking to the police then she can do so by calling 101 or she can use LiveChat online to talk to us remotely at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat.”
“If she doesn’t want to speak to the police, she can contact the Leeds Maternity Assessment Unit on 0113 3926731.
“Our enquiries into the incident remain ongoing today with NHS partners but our main priority remains the mother’s welfare and safety.”
A spokesperson for the pub wrote on social media: “All I can say at the minute is, I’m sorry to everyone that was in with us during the time this happened and to all that was due to come in and couldn’t.
“A massive thank you to those that helped us while we were struggling as a team. It really doesn’t go unappreciated.”
