Mystery of who the child known as Baby Auckland was and how he died has not been solved
A baby boy whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a 1910 newspaper and with twine around his neck has, finally, been laid to rest.
The child has become known as Baby Auckland after he was found at a property in the centre of Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
He was discovered under floorboards by a builder working on a Victorian house in July 2024. More than a century after his death, the mystery child was buried at a gentle and moving service at Bishop Auckland town cemetery.
Despite a detailed investigation, police have been unable to identify the baby or establish how he died, a fact that was clearly of some sadness to DCI Mel Sutherland who led the investigation and gave a tribute at the service.
