Baby Callum was found close to Gulliver’s World theme park in Warrington, Cheshire, on March 14 1998
Joanne Sharkey admitted to the manslaughter of her newborn baby, Callum, who was found in a bin bag in Warrington woodland in 1998. Sharkey concealed her pregnancy, gave birth at home, and left the baby's body in the woodland. After a 27-year investigation, Sharkey pleaded guilty due to diminished responsibility. The baby, named Callum after the district where he was found, was laid to rest with a headstone funded by the community. The CPS noted that while the guilty plea brings some closure, it doesn't bring back Callum, whose life was unfairly cut short.
