Body found in search for missing baby

BRITISH police searching for a missing six-month-old baby boy said last night they had found the body of a young child on waste ground near his home.

West Midlands Police officers sealed off an area of rough ground in the Smethwick area of Birmingham, just 300 yards from the home of Troy Simpson, who was reported missing by his family on Tuesday.

A police spokesman said: “Police officers searching for missing baby Troy Simpson can confirm that they have recovered the body of a young child from a culvert off Stanhope Road.”