Baby girl dies in Cambridgeshire in suspicious circumstances

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 12:01 · Archive

A baby girl died in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire after police attended a property on Oxford Way on 10 October.

Police attended a property on Oxford Way, Cambourne, after being called at around 7.40pm on 10 October to reports of concern for a woman. The baby was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. A woman was arrested in connection with the death and also taken to the hospital.

Detective Inspector Andy Moralee described it as 'a tragic death of a baby girl - a very sad and, we believe, isolated incident'. Police said the circumstances remained under investigation and they were treating the death as suspicious.

A post-mortem examination was carried out on 16 October but proved inconclusive. The woman has been released from arrest, bailed and detained in hospital for further assessment. Police are awaiting the results of further tests to establish the cause of death.

How it is being reported

• Everything we know so far after death of baby girl in CambridgeshirePolice have shared an update on the cause of death of a baby girl who tragically died in Oxford Way, Cambourne.Cambs Times · 19 Oct, 11:39
• Everything we know so far after death of baby girl in CambridgeshirePolice have shared an update on the cause of death of a baby girl who tragically died in Oxford Way, Cambourne.Ely Standard · 19 Oct, 11:39

In this story: Cambridgeshire Constabulary · Addenbrooke's Hospital · Cambourne · Oxford Way · Cambridge

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