Police search for human remains in Birmingham after child death reporton December 13, 2022 at 1:47 pm

Officers have begun searching the garden of a property for human remains after reports of the death of a child.

The move follows information given to police regarding a death at a property in Clarence Road, in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in 2020.

A man, 40, and a woman, 41, have been charged with neglect and are on bail for causing or allowing the death of a child.

The man was remanded after appearing in court, said West Midlands Police.

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