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| Police launch murder investigation into death of Adelaide toddler | Police launch murder investigation into death of Adelaide toddler |
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| The 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan died of head injuries from a suspected assault earlier this month | The 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan died of head injuries from a suspected assault earlier this month |
| A toddler has died of head injuries from a suspected assault in Adelaide earlier this month, with police launching a murder investigation. | A toddler has died of head injuries from a suspected assault in Adelaide earlier this month, with police launching a murder investigation. |
| No one has been charged over the death of the 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan. | No one has been charged over the death of the 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan. |
| Detectives are focusing on a two-day period when the boy was being cared for by family friends at a home in suburban Glenelg North. | Detectives are focusing on a two-day period when the boy was being cared for by family friends at a home in suburban Glenelg North. |
| The child was returned home on 7 June and soon after taken to the Women’s and Children’s hospital by ambulance when his father could not rouse him. | The child was returned home on 7 June and soon after taken to the Women’s and Children’s hospital by ambulance when his father could not rouse him. |
| He died on 9 June. | He died on 9 June. |
| Det Insp Mark McEachern says the boy’s injuries would not have been obvious. | Det Insp Mark McEachern says the boy’s injuries would not have been obvious. |
| “Ronan’s been returned home, apparently asleep. We suspect he sustained injuries prior to that,” McEachern said on Tuesday. | “Ronan’s been returned home, apparently asleep. We suspect he sustained injuries prior to that,” McEachern said on Tuesday. |
| “We have been provided with an explanation of how Ronan’s injuries occurred. We’re not satisfied with the explanation that’s been given to us.” | “We have been provided with an explanation of how Ronan’s injuries occurred. We’re not satisfied with the explanation that’s been given to us.” |
| Detectives want to hear from anyone who may have seen the boy in the lead-up to his death. | Detectives want to hear from anyone who may have seen the boy in the lead-up to his death. |
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| They are particularly interested in talking to anyone who heard or saw anything involving a young child in Ferguson Street at Glenelg North on the afternoon of 7 June, including anyone with dashcam footage from that afternoon. | They are particularly interested in talking to anyone who heard or saw anything involving a young child in Ferguson Street at Glenelg North on the afternoon of 7 June, including anyone with dashcam footage from that afternoon. |