The remains of a baby found in a field in Greater Manchester have been identified as a newborn girl. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) made the announcement following a post-mortem examination, and said that they had named the girl "Ava" after previously only identifying her as "Baby A".

Remains found in field identified as newborn baby girl, says Greater Manchester Police - ‘We’re determined to find out what happened to this little girl’, said police

Her remains were discovered by a dog walker in Little Hulton, Salford, Gtr Manchester, near the M61 last Wednesday.

Baby found in field was newborn girl - The infant was found by a dog walker near Ashtons Field in Salford, Greater Manchester, on November 20.

Remains found in a Greater Manchester park have been identified as that of a newborn girl, police have said. Officers said the baby's cause of death "remains unascertained pending further investigation".