Woman arrested after baby's body found at private Yeovil waste centre
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The newborn baby's body was found at a private waste and recycling centre in Lufton Trading Estate
A woman has been arrested after a newborn baby was found dead at a private recycling centre.
Police were called just after 14:30 BST on Wednesday after a staff member found the body of a girl at a recycling centre in Lufton Trading Estate, in Yeovil.
They then attended a vacant property in Yeovil and a woman was arrested on suspicion of concealing a birth.
Avon and Somerset Police said it was a "very sad and distressing incident".
Investigations are ongoing.
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