00:00A baby has been laid to rest almost two years after his skeleton was found beneath floorboards
00:06when renovation work was being carried out in a house in Bishop Auckland.
00:11The remains, which were wrapped in a newspaper dating from 1910,
00:15were discovered in a Victorian property on Four Pond Gate.
00:19Police say the child, named Baby Auckland for official purposes, was full term,
00:24but his identity remains unknown.
00:26Despite extensive forensic testing, a cause of death could not be established.
00:30A short ceremony at the town cemetery marked his burial,
00:34attended by investigators, council officials and residents who paid tribute to the child,
00:40described as deserving dignity and a peaceful death.
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