Police investigate death of 4 month old

Police investigate death of 4 month old

By fijivillage.com
Tuesday 22/04/2014

Police are still investigating the death of a 4 month old baby in Lomaivuna after being accidentally smothered while sleeping with his 7 year old brother.

The incident occurred at around 11pm on Saturday whereby it is alleged the two siblings were left sleeping alone at home while both parents were out.

When their mother returned at 11pm she discovered her 7 year old son lying on top of their 4 month old baby.

The initial police report revealed that the victim’s mother was attending choir practice while their father was at a neighbors house watching television.

Both parents have been interviewed and released as investigators await the post mortem results.

Investigations will also be looking in to the issue of negligence.

 

Story By: Prasheel Chandra.

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