Police have appealed for the mother of a newborn baby boy found dead in a Marks and Spencer shopping bag outside a west London church to come forward.

Officers were called at 12:46 GMT on Tuesday to Powis Gardens following a report that the body of a baby had been found in a bag left outside the church.

At a press conference outside the All Saints Church in Notting Hill on Wednesday morning, Spt Owen Renowden from the Met Police said: “My priority remains with the mother’s welfare and health. We are really worried about her wellbeing as she will have recently given birth.”

London Ambulance Service attended and the baby was declared dead at the scene.

As concerns grow for the welfare of the baby’s mother, Supt Renowden said: “I know she will likely be feeling very frightened and going through an extremely difficult time.

“If you are the baby’s mother and you see this today, I want to appeal directly to you to come forward and receive help.”

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