Baby dies after being found 'not breathing' inside property

A police investigation is underway after a one-year-old baby was found dead at a property.

Emergency services, including police and paramedics, were called to Bonscale Crescent, Middleton, at around 2.05pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday, June 30). Police said they were responding to 'reports of a baby not breathing at an address'.

The area was cordoned off as an air ambulance landed on a nearby grassed area. Sadly, the one-year-old child was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Greater Manchester Police has not released any further details about the child at this time. An investigation into their death is now underway.

A police officer reportedly remains stationed outside a property on Bonscale Crescent today (Monday). A GMP spokesperson stated: "At around 2.05pm on Sunday, 30 June 2024, officers were called to reports of a baby not breathing at an address on Bonscale Crescent in Middleton.", reports the Manchester Evening News.

"Sadly, a one-year-old child was pronounced deceased at the scene despite the best efforts of the emergency services. An investigation is ongoing."

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