Body of a child is found buried in back garden of house during week long police search

The body of a child has been found buried in the back garden of a house after a week-long police search. 

Officers from West Midlands Police were searching a property on Clarence Road in Handsworth when the remains were discovered. 

The force confirmed in a statement on Sunday that the body was that of a child. 

A post-mortem will be carried out to establish the cause of death. No further details about the child’s age or gender have been released.  

Police outside the property in Handsworth where the body of a child has been discovered. The search lasted a week

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The force said a man and a woman were arrested on December 9 on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and a separate case of wilful neglect

A force spokesman said: ‘Officers searching the garden of a property in Handsworth have discovered what are believed to be human remains. 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 December 9 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.

‘The investigation into the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child continues. The present occupiers of the property in Clarence Road are aware of the search, but are not connected to the investigation.’

The current occupiers of the property in Birmingham are not connected to the investigation. 

Police began the search at the property on Clarence Road after receiving information about the death of a child in 2020

The body of a child has been uncovered in the back garden of the property. A post mortem will be carried out to establish how the child died

Tai-zamarai Yasharahyalah, 40, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on December 9. 

He was remanded for next hearing for pre-trial hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on January 9, 2023. 

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 41, appeared before magistrates on December 13.  

The police began the search on December 13 after receiving information about the death of a child in 2020. 

Detective Inspector Joe Davenport, from the Public Protection Unit, said when the search began that the force had acted quickly to establish an investigation. 

‘We have acted swiftly on information and our enquiries are ongoing to establish exactly what has happened.

‘I understand that this will come as a shock to the local community but I would ask you not to speculate on the circumstances.

‘We would encourage anyone who has any information to get in touch.’