Today marks 20 years since the body of a baby girl was discovered at Singleton Lake.

Baby April, as the unidentified child was named by police, had been murdered in a horrific way, strangled with a pair of tights and wrapped in plastic before being thrown into the water.

Despite a murder investigation that has remained open for two decades, neither the killer nor the baby’s parents have ever been traced.

In February, we reported how toys had been stolen from Baby April’s grave at Bybrook Cemetery in Kennington, at which caring residents have laid flowers and gifts since her burial in 1996.

A handwritten note left on the grave criticised the thieves, calling them sick and cruel and warning them Baby April was “watched over”.

This week police confirmed no one had reported any thefts from the graveside in the past few weeks and now teddies, figurines and artificial flowers can be seen in front of the headstone.

Det Supt Rob Vinson, head of major crime, said the murder case would remain open until it was solved.

Sixteen years after the murder, Baby April’s body was exhumed to gather more DNA samples.

Det Supt Vinson said police now had a full DNA profile for Baby April so her body would not need to be exhumed again and she can finally rest in peace.