Death of baby found in UK canal now being treated as murder

Floral tributes left near Rough Wood country park in Walsall, where a dead newborn baby boy was found in the local canal (Richard Vernalls/PA)

A £5,000 reward is being offered for information about the suspected murder of a newborn baby whose body was found in a West Midlands canal in the UK.

The Crimestoppers charity said it was offering the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for offences linked to the baby boy’s death.