Cops launch investigation after 18-month-old girl dies six days after being found unresponsive at home
LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND: An 18-month-old girl, who was found unresponsive at home, died after six days in a hospital. An investigation has been launched by the Lancashire Police into the "cause and the circumstances" surrounding the toddler's death. Authorities will conduct a Home Office post-mortem to try and establish her cause of death.
No arrests have been made as of now in connection to the incident, police said. On March 15, paramedics were called to a home in Fulwood, Preston, around 1.15pm after they received reports of a young girl who was found in an unconscious state.
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Cops investigating the cause of death
The 18-month-old was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital before being transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. She died there on Tuesday, March 21. "We are continuing with our investigation to determine the cause and the circumstances surrounding this girl’s sad death," a spokesperson told Daily Mail, adding, "Our thoughts are with the girl’s loved ones at this time."
Three-year-old found dead
MEAWW previously reported that a three-year-old was found dead in a hot car, shocking their family members as they broke down at the scene. The car was outside a grocery store in Glenfield, southwest of Sydney, close to Campbelltown on February 2 this year.
New South Wales Police confirmed the child's death after learning that authorities had to break a window to get to the toddler. The officers were told that the child had been in the car all day, although it is unclear just how long they were inside. "Officers from Campbelltown City Police Area Command were told the child had been in the vehicle throughout the day," a police spox said, per the Daily Mail.
The car's owner arrived before 3 pm and immediately called the police. According to investigators, he was believed to be acquainted with the child and was supposedly the father. After breaking in a window, paramedics found the child unresponsive, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. People were seen sitting on the ground next to the car sobbing profusely. A man looked inconsolable as he covered his eyes and cried.