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Police investigate death of an infant in B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Jul, 2021 04:04 PM

Homicide investigators are probing the death of an infant in Metro Vancouver.

A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says police in New Westminster responded to a call about an unresponsive one-year-old around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday.

It says police determined the circumstances of the death are suspicious.

IHIT says it's working with local police and the BC Coroners Service as well as speaking with family and friends to determine what happened.

IHIT Investigating death of 1-year old in New Westminster
- additional details to follow.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) July 29, 2021

No further details are being released.

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