Newborn found dead in car

The PSNI is investigating the death of a newborn baby girl who was found in a car in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.

The PSNI is investigating the death of a newborn baby girl who was found in a car in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.

Police are trying to establish the circumstances behind the death of the infant. The baby is understood to have been found in the boot of the car, in a street off the Newtownards Road.

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