Police investigating the discovery of an infant’s body on a rural road in Marlborough say a post-mortem examination has determined the baby was stillborn. The body was found on Wairau Bar Road on 19 May by a machinery operator. Following the discovery, police carried out an investigation and sought a medical assessment to establish the cause of death. All reported accounts state that the post-mortem results conclude the baby was stillborn, rather than dying after birth. The information released by police focuses on the determination of cause of death and does not indicate any circumstances beyond the fact the body was found on the roadside and that the examination was completed. Police continue to handle the case as an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the discovery, but the confirmed medical outcome is that the baby did not survive to birth.