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NSW police investigating toddler’s death in Earlwood in Sydney’s inner west on Tuesday afternoon NSW police investigating child’s death in Earlwood in city’s inner west on Tuesday afternoon
Police are investigating after a one-year-old baby girl was found dead in a car outside a childcare centre in Sydney’s inner west.Police are investigating after a one-year-old baby girl was found dead in a car outside a childcare centre in Sydney’s inner west.
Supt Christine McDonald from Burwood police area command described the incident as an “absolute tragedy” and told reporters the baby was allegedly left inside the vehicle “for an extended period of time on a very hot day here in Sydney”. Supt Christine McDonald from Burwood police area command described the death as an “absolute tragedy” and told reporters the baby had allegedly been left inside the vehicle “for an extended period of time on a very hot day here in Sydney”.
New South Wales police were called to reports of an unresponsive child in a vehicle outside a childcare centre on Marana Road in Earlwood at 5.35pm on Tuesday afternoon. New South Wales police were called to reports of an unresponsive child in a vehicle outside a childcare centre on Marana Road in Earlwood at 5.35pm on Tuesday.
Paramedics attempted to revive the baby, but she was declared deceased at the scene. An investigation was underway and the cause of death was unknown as of Tuesday morning, but McDonald said police believed the baby was left inside the vehicle for an extended period of time. Paramedics tried to revive the baby but she was declared deceased at the scene. An investigation was under way and the cause of death was unknown as of Wednesday morning.
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A male occupant of the vehicle, a direct relative of the baby, was taken to hospital suffering shock and was assisting police with inquiries. Police confirmed on Wednesday morning the man had not been arrested or charged. A male occupant of the vehicle, a direct relative of the baby, was taken to hospital suffering shock and was helping police with inquiries. Police confirmed on Wednesday morning that the man had not been arrested or charged.
“Once he is able to, we will speak with him to obtain more details,” McDonald said on Tuesday. The baby’s mother was also assisting police with inquiries, and had also not been arrested or charged. “Once he is able to, we will speak with him to obtain more details,” McDonald said on Tuesday. The baby’s mother was also helping police with inquiries and had not been arrested or charged.
Whether the man was attending the childcare centre to pick up the baby, or was meant to drop the baby off in the morning, was forming part of police inquiries. The vehicle was not outside the centre all day, police said. Whether the man was attending the childcare centre to pick up the baby, or was meant to drop the baby off in the morning, had not yet been ascertained. The vehicle was not outside the centre all day, police said.
“The timeline of events … we need to seek that information from people that we’re currently speaking to or waiting to speak to.”“The timeline of events … we need to seek that information from people that we’re currently speaking to or waiting to speak to.”
A member of the public who was on scene when the baby was discovered made the call to triple zero. A member of the public who was on scene when the baby was discovered called to triple zero.
McDonald said the incident was an “extremely traumatic event” for the first responders who attended, the friends and family of the baby girl, and to the wider community. McDonald said it was “extremely traumatic event” for the first responders, the friends and family of the girl and the wider community.
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“No doubt the parents will be extremely upset,” McDonald said. “This has rippling effects right throughout our community because so many of us can put ourselves in a similar situation.”“No doubt the parents will be extremely upset,” McDonald said. “This has rippling effects right throughout our community because so many of us can put ourselves in a similar situation.”
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said on Wednesday that the death was “completely heartbreaking” and he would be briefed by police.
“I’m devastated for [the family] and I also am thinking about emergency service workers,” he told reporters.
“It’s just a reminder [that] maybe their own life isn’t in jeopardy every single day, but what they have to confront in a typical shift is deeply, deeply – it can be traumatising.”