Two men arrested after death of baby boy in Lancashire | UK news

Two men have been arrested after the death of a baby boy in Lancashire.

The baby was taken to Blackpool Victoria hospital in an “unresponsive” state on 27 July, and was later pronounced dead, according to Lancashire police who were called to the hospital at 7.15pm.

“Very sadly the baby boy was pronounced deceased a short time later,” a force spokesperson said.

Two men from Blackpool were arrested and have since been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries.

A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing and allowing the death of a child and child neglect.

“First and foremost my thoughts remain with the baby’s loved ones at this extremely distressing time. We are continuing to work hard to establish exactly what led to his death,” DS Rebecca Smith said.

A Home Office postmortem examination has taken place, according to police, who are awaiting further investigation into the cause of the baby’s death.

“Although we have made arrests, our inquiries are very much ongoing,” said Smith. “If you saw or heard anything which could help our investigation but have not come forward yet, I would urge you to do so as soon as possible.”