A 64-year-old woman in south Wales has been arrested as part of an investigation into the discovery of the remains of a number of babies in a house.
Police officers believe the remains of two babies were found in the attic of the property in Merthyr Tidfyl. The remains of another baby were found nearby last March.
The woman has been arrested in relation to the first discovery and South Wales Police believe they have now found the bodies of two more infants in an attic following the woman's arrest at her home.
A South Wales Police statement read: "The local woman is currently helping police with their inquiries at Merthyr Police Station.
"Following the arrest at her home in the Gurnos earlier today, and a subsequent search of the property, officers discovered what they believed to be the remains of two further infants, which were enclosed in bags in the attic.
South Wales Police officers have previously appealed for the first baby's mother to come forward and they have been trying to identify the infant, which was found at a different property in the area.
It is not known whether the child was male or female. Officers have also spoken with several former occupants of the property where the first child was found.
A post mortem on the infant failed to establish a cause of death but doctors believe that the baby was full-term. At the time, officers said the body had been dead for years.
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