Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

Images of two garments of clothing found next to the lifeless body of a baby in a south Auckland park have been released following a post-mortem on Friday morning.

The infant's body was discovered by a member of the public at a reserve in Mangere Bridge at around 8:30am on Thursday.

Photographs of clothes discovered with the body of the child have now been released, with police hopeful a member of the public is familiar with the singlet and track pants.

Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

The singlet used to wrap the baby (Supplied / NZ Police)

Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

The singlet says 'Samoan Culture' on the front (Supplied / NZ Police)

Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

The trackpants used to wrap the baby's body (Supplied / NZ Police)

Photos of clothes used to wrap Mangere Bridge baby released

The trackpants have a band that says 'Active' on it (Supplied / NZ Police)

"We hope that somebody will recognise the clothing, whether that be a family member or friend, and that they will urgently get in touch with us," Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Bright said.

And now police have determined that the baby was a boy of either Pacific or Maori descent, and had likely been at the reserve for less than 48 hours before being discovered.

The preliminary post-mortem did not conclusively reveal whether the baby was stillborn, but forensic teams are hoping to work out the identity of the parents - though such tests take a long time, and police are warning it could be weeks before the results come through.

Snr Sgt Bright said many people have called in with information after urging members of the public to come forward, but conceded that the mother's identity remains a mystery.

Yesterday Snr Sgt Bright said the mother should feel like she can approach police "in confidence".

On Friday, Counties Manukau Police reiterated that they had "serious concerns for her mental and physical wellbeing", and again implored her to come forward so they can provide her with the appropriate support.

Police continued to make enquiries in the area on Friday, and are also visiting nearby high schools.

"We still have a number of unanswered questions, and we need members of the public to come forward and assist police so we can established the events leading up to the baby boy being placed in the reserve."

People with information are still being urged to contact the Counties Manukau Crime Squad on (09) 261 1321, or to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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