THE body of a child has been found by police digging up a garden as part of an investigation.
Officers have been searching the home in the Handsworth area of Birmingham for a week.
They confirmed today that human remains had been found belonging to a child.
No other details including the child's age or gender have been released.
A post mortem will take place in due course to establish a cause of death.
The tragic find comes after a man, 40, and 41-year-old woman were charged with neglect for causing or allowing the death of a child.
Police said previously they were acting on information received concerning the death of a child two years ago.
The force believed the garden could be a possible burial site for human remains.
The home's current residents are aware of the search and are not connected to the investigation.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "Officers searching the garden of a property in Handsworth have discovered what are believed to be human remains.
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"The body is believed to be that of a child; a post-mortem will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of death.
"A man, aged 40 and a woman aged 41, were arrested on 9 December on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and a separate case of wilful neglect.
"Both have been charged with neglect and have been remanded in custody."
Tai-zamarai Yasharahyalah, 40, will appear at Birmingham Crown Court on January 9, while Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 41, appeared before JPs on December 13.
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