Woman arrested after discovery of baby body parts It is understood the body parts were discovered in a bin by private contractor who was collecting rubbish in the area. A post-mortem examination revealed that the remains appeared to be those of a newborn baby that had been born in the previous two weeks. No cause of death could be identified however and police were also unable to say whether the baby was a boy or a girl. Tooting Bec Common, which is located in an area popular with young families, was cordoned off while forensic officers conducted a large search of the area. Police sniffer dogs were also deployed around the perimeter of the depot, which is surrounded by hedges. At the time of the discovery a spokesman for Wandsworth Council, which operates the park, said: "We know that there has been a discovery in Tooting Bec and that the police believe that they are the remains of a baby. One of the contractors who works for our parks maintenance service Fountain, which is responsible for keeping the common spic and span, discovered what they thought were human remains this morning. They called the police at 8am immediately after they made the discovery, and that is what the police are investigating now. We are doing all we can to support the police in their investigation and to help out in any way we possibly can.