Homicide Enquiry in Stoke

Nelson Detectives are currently at the scene of a suspected homicide at an address in Stoke.

Police were alerted by ambulance staff at around 1140 hours this morning that they had been called to a report of an unresponsive child at the address.

The Coroner has been advised and a Post-Mortem has been ordered for tomorrow.

This is likely to occur in Nelson.

The parents of the deceased are currently assisting police with their enquiries and no-one else is being sought at this stage.