A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-month-old girl.
Police were called to an address in Poole, Dorset, at about 7.20am on Saturday after a report from the ambulance service that the baby was not breathing. She was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Her death is being treated as unexplained and an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding it.
Officers arrested a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Poole. They have been released under investigation while police inquiries continue.
DI Richard Dixey of Dorset police’s major crime investigation team said: “Every child who dies suddenly has the right to have their unexplained death fully investigated so the cause can be identified.
“We are currently carrying out a range of inquiries in order to establish the full circumstances surrounding the very tragic death of this baby girl. I would ask that her family is given privacy at this extremely difficult time.”
Police have been liaising with the coroner, and investigations have included an examination of the scene and house-to-house inquiries in the area.
A postmortem was carried out on Tuesday, with the cause of death remaining unascertained pending further tests.
