Skeleton of baby under floor in County Durham was there ‘number of years’, police say

Forensic analysts examined skeleton of baby found under floorboards of house being renovated in Bishop Auckland

A skeleton of a human baby found under the floorboards of a house undergoing a renovation appears to have been there undisturbed for a number of years", police have said.

The skeleton was found in an upstairs room at an address in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, at about 11.15am on Monday.