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| Thornton toddler death probed by police | Thornton toddler death probed by police |
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| Police are investigating the "unexplained" death of a two-year-old boy at a house in Fife. | Police are investigating the "unexplained" death of a two-year-old boy at a house in Fife. |
| Officers were called to what has been described as a serious incident in Donald Crescent in Thornton on Saturday evening. | Officers were called to what has been described as a serious incident in Donald Crescent in Thornton on Saturday evening. |
| It is believed they were alerted by a Scottish Ambulance Service crew. | It is believed they were alerted by a Scottish Ambulance Service crew. |
| Police said the death was due to a "tragic set of circumstances". They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. | Police said the death was due to a "tragic set of circumstances". They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. |
| Supt Dougie Milton said: "This is a tragic set of circumstances where, sadly, a two-year-old boy has lost his life. | Supt Dougie Milton said: "This is a tragic set of circumstances where, sadly, a two-year-old boy has lost his life. |
| "We are undertaking a thorough investigation and working with and supporting the immediate family. | "We are undertaking a thorough investigation and working with and supporting the immediate family. |
| "I can reassure the local community that at this time Police Scotland are not looking for anyone else in relation to this unexplained death." | "I can reassure the local community that at this time Police Scotland are not looking for anyone else in relation to this unexplained death." |
| Supt Milton said the boy had been inside the house when he was found. No one has been arrested or detained in connection with the incident. | |
| The officer added: "It is the early stages of the investigation. There are numerous lines of inquiry, a lot of work to be done still, and that is where we are at this time." | The officer added: "It is the early stages of the investigation. There are numerous lines of inquiry, a lot of work to be done still, and that is where we are at this time." |
| A post mortem is to be carried out on the dead boy in the coming days to establish exactly how he died. | A post mortem is to be carried out on the dead boy in the coming days to establish exactly how he died. |
| "It would be unfair at this time, and not right, to speculate on the cause of the death", Supt Milton added. | "It would be unfair at this time, and not right, to speculate on the cause of the death", Supt Milton added. |
| Local residents spoken to by BBC Scotland said two ambulances and about five or six police cars had been called to the property on Saturday night. | Local residents spoken to by BBC Scotland said two ambulances and about five or six police cars had been called to the property on Saturday night. |
| Forensics teams worked at the house into the early hours of Sunday morning, they said. | Forensics teams worked at the house into the early hours of Sunday morning, they said. |
| A police presence remained at the property on Sunday afternoon as investigations continued. | A police presence remained at the property on Sunday afternoon as investigations continued. |