Woman quizzed about baby in burning bag

A 22-year-old woman was being questioned by police in Co Antrim tonight following the grim discovery of the body of a new born baby in a burning bag on a country roadside.

A 22-year-old woman was being questioned by police in Co Antrim tonight following the grim discovery of the body of a new born baby in a burning bag on a country roadside.

The baby girl was found by a farmer outside Ballyclare, Co Antrim early today after he saw a fire begin near a car parked on a hillside road minutes before the vehicle drove off.

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