A WOMAN remained in Police detention yesterday following the discovery,
on Monday, of her three-week-old baby boy in a canal near their home.
She was held hours after the discovery and is described as mentally ill.
The mother has other children who were taken from her by relatives.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Alvin Felix, of Weldaad, West Coast Berbice.
The infant’s corpse was found about 12:00 h in Weldaad backdam.