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A woman has been charged with the murder of baby 'Callum' whose body was discovered in woodland near Gulliver's World theme park in Warrington in 1998.
Joanne Sharkey, 54, of West Derby, Liverpool, was today charged by Cheshire Police after she and another man were arrested in July 2023.
She has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The man who was arrested as part of the investigation has since been released without charge.
Officers are not looking for anyone else in relation to the death.
The unidentified baby boy's body was discovered in a black bin bag by a dog walker in a woodland (pictured) near the theme park in Warrington, Cheshire, on March 14, 1998. Joanne Sharkey, 54, has been charged with his murder
A post mortem examination confirmed that 'Callum' been strangled and beaten around the head and was just hours old when he died
The coffin bearing the body of abandoned baby Callum found strangled shortly after his birth lies in St Elphin's parish church
Baby 'Callum' was found strangled to death near a theme park in the Callands area of Warrington in March 1998.
The unidentified baby boy's body was discovered in a bin bag by a dog walker in a woodland near Gulliver's World.
A post mortem tragically confirmed that he had been strangled and beaten around the head and was just hours old when he died.
The parents of the baby, who was eventually named Callum by officers
