Ten-day-old baby boy dies in hospital after being found unresponsive in Preston home

A baby boy who was found unresponsive at an address in Preston was later pronounced dead in hospital.
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North West Ambulance Service were called to reports a ten-day-old boy had been found unresponsive in Lockside Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, on Tuesday (September 21).

The baby boy was rushed to hospital for treatment but died a short time later, police said.

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Officers were called to the scene by paramedics at around 2.05am.

A baby boy died in hospital after being found unresponsive at an address in Lockside Road.A baby boy died in hospital after being found unresponsive at an address in Lockside Road.
A baby boy died in hospital after being found unresponsive at an address in Lockside Road.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "The death is currently being treated as unexplained and our enquiries are ongoing."

Two police cars and a forensic van were spotted in the area by residents this afternoon.

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