Baby in bag died shortly after birth

THE baby boy found buried in a plastic bag in Co Mayo was 7lbs in weight and born around the middle of last week, a post mortem yesterday revealed.

Gardaí say all indications were that the birth of the baby boy was unassisted.

His naked body was found in a shallow grave on commonage at Kilgalligan village near Carrowteigue in Ballina at 2pm on Sunday by a group of teenagers.