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More than 150 mourners attended baby Callum’s funeral (Picture: PA)

Two people have been arrested 25 years after a baby boy was found dead in Cheshire.

The infant, who has never been identified, was found strangled and wrapped in plastic in a wooded area in Warrington on March 14, 1998.

Despite an extensive murder investigation police have never been able to identify him or his parents – and the baby was named Callum after the suburb, Callands, where his body was found, not far from Gulliver’s World Theme Park.

Earlier this year Cheshire Police issued a renewed appeal for information about the baby’s death – and they’ve now confirmed two people were arrested in July.

A spokesman for the force said: ‘Detectives investigating the death of a baby in Warrington in 1998 have arrested two people in relation to the incident.

‘Baby “Callum” was discovered in woodland in the Callands area of the town in March 1998.

‘A murder investigation was subsequently launched by detectives from Cheshire Police.

‘On July 28, detectives arrested a man and a woman from Liverpool in connection with the incident.

The wooded area near Gulliver?s World Theme Park in Warrington, Cheshire, where the babys body was found at around 11am on March 14, 1998. Photo released October 18 2023. See SWNS story SWLSbaby. A man and a woman have been arrested in a murder investigation following the death of a baby 25 years ago. In the late morning of March 14, 1998, the body of a strangled baby boy was found in wooded areas in Callands near to Gulliver?s World Theme Park. Named after the area of Warrington in which he was found, the investigation into Callum?s death remains unsolved. His true identity remains a mystery, and his parents have never been identified.

Callum’s body was found in this wooded area (Picture: Warrington Guardian/SWNS)

The wooded area near Gulliver?s World Theme Park in Warrington, Cheshire, where the babys body was found at around 11am on March 14, 1998. Photo released October 18 2023. See SWNS story SWLSbaby. A man and a woman have been arrested in a murder investigation following the death of a baby 25 years ago. In the late morning of March 14, 1998, the body of a strangled baby boy was found in wooded areas in Callands near to Gulliver?s World Theme Park. Named after the area of Warrington in which he was found, the investigation into Callum?s death remains unsolved. His true identity remains a mystery, and his parents have never been identified.

An extensive police investigation was launched after his body was found in 1998 (Picture: Warrington Guardian/SWNS)

The headstone that was used when Callum was buried at Warrington Cemetery was inscribed: ?Baby Callum, precious child of God. Laid to rest July 27, 1998. With love, from the people of Warrington.? Photo released October 18 2023. See SWNS story SWLSbaby. A man and a woman have been arrested in a murder investigation following the death of a baby 25 years ago. In the late morning of March 14, 1998, the body of a strangled baby boy was found in wooded areas in Callands near to Gulliver?s World Theme Park. Named after the area of Warrington in which he was found, the investigation into Callum?s death remains unsolved. His true identity remains a mystery, and his parents have never been identified.

Callum was buried at Warrington Cemetery (Picture: Warrington Guardian/SWNS)

‘Both individuals have since been released on conditional bail.’

Thousands of people were interviewed amid the original police investigation. A woman described as ‘upset and emotional’ called the police hotline and claimed to be Callum’s mum, but she was never traced.

A distressed girl in a beige coat spotted in the area at the time was also never found.

Following the recent arrests, DI Hannah Friend, of Cheshire Police’s major crime review team, said: ‘I understand that this is an extremely emotional case which has attracted a lot of attention over the past 25 years.

‘However, I would ask people not to speculate. Enquiries remain ongoing, and we will not be releasing further information at this time.’

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