Gatineau police arrest woman after finding baby’s body

Gatineau police say they’ve arrested a woman following an investigation into the discovery of a baby’s body in Hull.

Police in Gatineau say they received a call at 5 p.m. on Monday after a resident discovered the body of a baby at the back of an apartment building on Mont-Bleu Boulevard.

A Gatineau resident, a woman in her 20s, has been arrested in connection to the incident.

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Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Given the circumstances of the death, Gatineau police say they suspect the incident occurred within a family context.

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