A baby has died one week after being rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a ‘medical emergency at home’.
Paramedics and officers were scrambled to an address in Gaer Vale, Newport, in South Wales, during the early hours of Tuesday, March 4.
The baby was rushed to hospital as was stabilised by medics. But Gwent Police announced today the baby had since died.
A 35-year-old man, from Blaenavon, 15 miles from the home, has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.
He was taken into police custody for questioning but has since been released on conditional bail.
Witnesses saw ambulances and police cars attend the scene and say a criminal investigations team remained at the property for hours after emergency services first arrived.
Paramedics and officers were scrambled to an address in Gaer Vale, Newport, in South Wales, during the early hours of Tuesday, March 4, where a baby was found in a critical condition
A 35-year-old man, from Blaenavon, 15 miles from the home, has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after the baby died one week after being taken to hospital
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: ‘We received a report of a medical emergency at an address in Gaer Vale, Newport at around 6.30am on Tuesday 4 March.
‘Officers and paramedics attended, and a baby was taken to hospital where it remained in a stable condition.
‘The baby has now sadly died.
‘A 35-year-old man from Blaenavon was arrested on suspicion of child neglect. He remains in custody at this time.’