Perry Barr Mystery - Child's Body in a Box

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Date:12th of August 1905

Description:A newscutting from the Handsworth Herald reporting the discovery of the body of a baby in a cardboard box on the Aldridge Road. The child was not identified and was found to have been strangled.

From the G.H. Osborne collection of newscuttings.

Related themes:

Pregnancy, Childcare & Parenting Perry Barr Death 1901 - 1913 (Edwardian)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Central Library

Donor ref:L93.2 G H Osborne Collection (15/3103)

Source: Local Studies & History Department , Birmingham Central Library

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