Body of newborn baby found on NSW property

Police are waiting on postmortem results.
Police are waiting on postmortem results. Photo credit: Getty.

Authorities have found what is reported to be a half-buried body of a newborn baby at a property in New South Wales.

A worker found the body on Tuesday at 12:30, according to 9News. 

"We've worked through a lot of witnesses, and a lot of people have been assisting us as part of the ongoing investigation," Inspector Peter O'Reilly of Coffs-Clarence Police District told The Coffs Coast Advocate.

Local media reported that residents were interviewed by police, and have found a 28-year-old woman, believed to be the baby's mother.

Police have said it is too early to determine whether the baby was stillborn.

A postmortem will reveal the gender, age, and cause of death.