DEATHS UNDER INVESTIGATION

Police are investigating the deaths of an elderly man and two infants, found unresponsive in separate incidents. Rynessa Cutting has the details.

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00:00The body of an elderly man was discovered outside the Diggomartin Borough Administration building early this morning,

00:07after a passerby encountered a foul stench.

00:10Officers from the Four Roads Police District responded and found the body of the 73-year-old male lying face down,

00:17inside a wastewater drain. Investigations are ongoing.

00:22Meantime, police are investigating the death of a 10-day-old baby boy at his home in Guapo early this morning.

00:29The child's mother told police officers that around 7 p.m. on Sunday, she had breastfed the child and put him to sleep.

00:36However, around 2 this morning, she discovered the infant unresponsive.

00:40The child bore no visible marks of violence.

00:44Investigations are also ongoing into the death of another child in Point 14.

00:49This incident occurred on Saturday.

00:51The 23-year-old mother told investigators she fed the child sometime after midnight and put her to sleep.

00:59However, upon checking a few hours later, she discovered her daughter unresponsive.

01:04An autopsy has been ordered.

01:06Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.

01:09Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.

01:12Renessa Cutting, TV6 News where she received a couple of worship.

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