Death of baby boy in Spreydon being treated as “unexplained”

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Sep 05, 2024 |

The death of a baby boy in Spreydon is being treated as “unexplained.”

Emergency services were called to a property on Barrington Street around 2:35PM on Wednesday.

”Sadly, despite receiving medical attention, the person has died. Police are in the initial stages of determining what happened” police said yesterday.

On Thursday morning a police spokesman told chrislynchmedia.com police were continuing to make enquiries into a death at an address on Barrington Street yesterday.

“At this time, the death is being treated as unexplained.”

There was a significant police presence at the social housing complex.

Chris Lynch Media

Chris Lynch Media

Several police detectives were still at the address just after 5 pm on Wednesday.

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Chris Lynch Media has been told the deceased was a nine month old.

Fire and Emergency services also responded to the incident, which was initially reported as a medical response.

Several distressed residents were speaking with police officers outside, while one man sat on the footpath.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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