Cumbria police have released a statement after two people have been arrested as part of a murder enquiry of a one-year-old boy in Barrow. Detective Chief Superintendent Dean Holden, head of crime and safeguarding at Cumbria Constabulary, said: “Two people have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into.
21:33 EDT, 12 February 2021
A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a one-year-old boy in a deeply distressing case.
The child was living with his adoptive parents in Barrow when police received a report from North West Ambulance Service regarding the incident at a property in Cumbria.
He was still under the care of Cumbria County Council, who have since referred themselves for an independent review.
The baby boy was rushed to Furness General Hospital before being transferred to Alder Hey Children s Hospital for specialist medical care due to his critical condition.
He passed away the next afternoon on January 7.
THE suspected murder of a one-year-old baby boy has been labelled so desperately sad by Barrow and Furness MP Simon Fell. A 37-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man from Barrow have been arrested in connection to the tragic death and since released on police bail. The baby boy was living with his adoptive parents when he died and was still under the care of Cumbria County Council, as per the requirement of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 which states a child must live with their adoptive parents for a period before an application for an adoption order can be made.