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Beneath an ash tree, Baby Ava was buried in a 12cm deep grave. Tragically, she was found on top of a snow-covered field.

It is believed nature intervened. A badger, fox or large bird hunting for food in freezing conditions is thought to have brought her tiny body to the surface - just a day, or hours, after it was left there.

After 11 months of intensive work by scientists, police can now be certain as to the 20-day period in which Baby Ava was left at the entrance to a country park in Salford .

It is thought her body was kept elsewhere for a substantial period before it was left in the field.

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Today (Wednesday, October 14), the detective leading the investigation has revealed to the Manchester Evening N

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