A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a baby. Warwickshire Police received a 999 call of the one-year-old in cardiac arrest at a house in the New Bilton area of Rugby just after 4.35am on Tuesday (January 7).
The baby was taken to hospital but, despite the best efforts of medical staff, tragically died. A 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man have both been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police are appealing to anyone with information which could help their investigation to contact them.
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A statement from the force read: “A man and woman from Rugby have been arrested after a one-year-old baby died in hospital. At 4.37am on Tuesday (January 7) we received a report of a baby in cardiac arrest at a house in the New Bilton area of Rugby.
“The baby was taken to hospital but sadly died. A 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man have both been arrested on suspicion of murder.”
Anyone with information that could help police with enquiries can go to www.warwickshire.police.uk/report or call 101.
Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Please quote incident number 39 of 7 January 2025.