Police investigating death of 5-year-old boy at home in Grafton
A post-mortem will be conducted on a five-year-old boy to try to establish how he died inside his Grafton home on Monday.
The police homicide squad has been called to assist with the investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy in Grafton, New South Wales, on Monday morning. Emergency services were alerted around 6:40am on October 12 after reports that the child was unresponsive inside the home. Despite efforts by officers to perform CPR, the child could not be revived.
Specialist police were subsequently brought in to conduct a forensic examination of the residence, and a post-mortem examination is planned to further determine the circumstances surrounding the boy's death. The Department of Communities and Justice is collaborating with NSW police to aid their inquiries into this tragic incident.
The spokesperson for the Department of Communities and Justice expressed condolences to those who knew and loved the deceased child.
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