Man and woman held in murder probe after death of baby in Rugby

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Crime and Courts
Warwickshire Police
Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 5:16pm

The baby suffered a cardiac arrest at a property in the New Bilton area of Rugby Credit: Google Street View

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a one-year-old baby died.

Police said they received a report of a baby in cardiac arrest at a house in the New Bilton area of Rugby in Warwickshire at 4.37am on Tuesday.

The force said in a statement that the child was taken to hospital but died.

A 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police have asked anyone with information to call 101 or provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers, quoting incident number 39 of January 7.

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