A four-month-old girl from Siparuta Village, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) suddenly passed away while she was asleep.
The incident occurred at around 11:15hrs on Wednesday.
The child’s father, a 33-year-old logger of Siparuta, told police that his daughter, Ann Marre Joseph, appeared to have difficulty breathing moments before she fell asleep at around 11:00hrs.
However, during a subsequent checkup at 11:15hrs, he discovered she was not breathing at all.
The child was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Investigations are ongoing.
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