Body found in Bristol in missing mother and baby search

Police searching for a mother and her four-day-old baby who went missing from a Bristol hospital have found a woman's body in the Avon Gorge.

Charlotte Bevan disappeared from St Michael's Hospital with her daughter, named Zaani Tiana, between 20:30 and 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Avon and Somerset Police said formal identification of the body would take place on Thursday.

A force spokesman said Ms Bevan's family had been informed.

Simon Clemison reports.

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