North Wales Police renew appeal a month after baby Ceri found dead in Bangor

Mixed · 2North Wales Police have issued an update and renewed their appeal for information one month after the body of a baby, named Ceri, was found on a Welsh shoreline. 1 2 Left · 1The body was found in the Menai Strait near Bangor on 27 September, and an investigation was launched that day to establish the circumstances of her death and to locate her mother, who has not yet been identified. 1 Left · 1Police say that in the past month officers have reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, responded to submissions from the public and distributed more than 2,000 leaflets to people living and working locally. 1

Left · 1The force says all possible lines of enquiry are being followed and that it is working with experts on several specialist tests, which it hopes may provide new avenues to explore. 1 Left · 1Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers carried out a post-mortem examination, and police have said preliminary findings suggest the baby may have been in the water for up to a few weeks. 1 Left · 1Superintendent Llinos Davies said police remain determined to get answers and are appealing to the baby's mother, father or family to come forward, and described it as a heartbreaking case for Bangor and beyond. 1

Left · 1Police said a dedicated phone line for Ceri's mother remains available at all times to speak to a trained specialist who will listen and support her. 1