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A woman has been charged with concealing the birth of a deceased child after the body of a baby boy was found in drain in Perth.
The woman, in her 30s, had been assisting police with enquiries since Wednesday following the discovery of the infant on Monday afternoon.
Police had earlier confirmed the infant had been placed in the storm water drain in recent days.
On Friday, WA Police homicide chief Acting Inspector Jessica Securo said police would allege that the child was in the drain for “a short amount of time”.
Securo said the woman, confirmed to be the infant’s mother, was continuing to receive “appropriate care and support”.
“At this stage, our information suggests the baby was not killed violently,” she said.
“This of course, is highly distressing for the entire community, detectives and as you can imagine, the family of the infant.”
Securo declined to comment on the age of the infant, and whether it was deceased at the time of delivery.
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