POLICE have said a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of a newborn baby boy discovered in Bury St Edmunds had proved “inconclusive”.The baby's body was discovered in the West Road area of the town on Saturday.

POLICE have said a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of a newborn baby boy discovered in Bury St Edmunds had proved “inconclusive”.

The baby's body was discovered in the West Road area of the town on Saturday.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said last night further tests will now be carried out on the body after a post mortem examination proved inconclusive.

A woman, believed to be the mother of the baby, continues to receive treatment at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury.

A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident has been bailed to return to Bury police station on August 16 pending further enquiries.