Baby Callum: Murder arrests over baby found in woods in 1998

Police pictured searching woods after the discovery of the baby

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby whose body was found dumped in woodland 25 years ago.

The unidentified baby was discovered in a bin bag in the Callands area of Warrington, Cheshire, in March 1998, prompting a murder investigation.

Cheshire Police said officers had arrested a man and a woman from Liverpool on 28 July.

The force declined to clarify why the arrests had only just been made public.

Because the infant's identity remained a mystery he became known as Callum, named after the Callands district of the town where he was found.

Local people arranged to bury him and a service was held at the time.

Local people arranged to bury the baby and a service was held at the time

The force said both suspects had been released on bail and urged people not to speculate on the "emotional" case.

Det Insp Hannah Friend said: "I understand that this is an extremely emotional case which has attracted a lot of attention over the past 25 years, however I would ask people not to speculate.

"Enquiries remain ongoing, and we will not be releasing further information at this time."