Police arrest man 33, after ‘infant’ is found dead

April 9, 2021 Ava

A man has been arrested following the ‘unexplained’ death of a child in a quiet Leicestershire village.

Officers were called by paramedics after the infant was found unresponsive at a property in Glenfield at around 8am today.

Leicestershire Police said a 33-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.

The force added the death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

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Leicestershire Police was called by paramedics after an infant was found unresponsive at a property in Glenfield at around 8am today. Pictured: Glen Park Avenue

Detective Inspector Henry Henderson added: ‘This is an extremely sad incident involving the death of an infant at a property.

‘Our officers remain in the area carrying out full enquiries to establish the full circumstances of this incident.

‘Our investigation remains at a very early stage at this time.’

A spokeswoman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: ‘We received a call at 7.42am on 8 April to a private address in Glenfield.

‘The caller reported there was a medical emergency.

‘We sent a doctor in a car, two paramedics in ambulance cars and a crewed ambulance to the scene.’

Source: Thanks msn.com