Berlin police investigating the murder of a baby thrown from five floors up. The remains were found in a plastic bag.

It is thought the 40-year-old woman had given birth to the baby on Saturday night in the flat where she lived with her teenage daughter. There is no information about whether the arrested man was the father of the baby.

People living nearby have said the woman had tried to hide her pregnancy, although police would not comment on the rumours.

But a police spokesman said his colleagues were sure the baby had been thrown out of the flat. “There are clear signs for that,” he said.

The Local