Accidents and offences: Discovery of Skeletons at Birmingham: Ann Pinsent, midwife, upon whose premises eleven skeletons were recently discovered, was brought before the Birmingham Magistrates on Friday on a charge of concealment of birth. The police stated that they had been able to trace the body of the child in question, but that the other bodies were decomposed beyond identity. The prisoner was discharged with respect to the more serious accusation, but fined 40s and costs for not registering a birth at her house.
[See also Liverpool Mercury, 9th August, Illustrated Police News, 10th August, and others]
[see also Cheltenham Examiner: Wednesday 14th August 1878]
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