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| Three-year-old boy dies, allegedly from stab wounds | |
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| A three-year-old boy has died, allegedly from stab wounds, in the South Australian suburb of Athelstone after he and his father left their family home in Stepney on Tuesday morning. | |
| Police Chief Inspector Seamus McDaid said the child’s mother called police about 8.25am saying she had concerns for the safety of the child. | |
| At 9am, police at an unrelated scene of a car crash on Gorge Road in Athelstone were approached by the man, stating he had injured his son. Police found the seriously injured child in the family car, a black Volkswagen Amarok. | |
| The boy was taken to the Women's and Children's hospital but died. | |
| His father was detained by police and taken to the Royal Adelaide hospital for treatment of a minor injury and a medical assessment. | |
| “Major crime will now investigate,” McDaid said. | |
| “It’s a tragic set of circumstances, a tragic incident, and our sympathies go out to the family.” | |
| He confirmed the family lived together at the home in Stepney and that it was too early to say why the boy’s mother had concerns for his safety. | |
| Gorge Road was closed between Ryan Avenue and Coulls Road, and police urged motorists to avoid the area. | Gorge Road was closed between Ryan Avenue and Coulls Road, and police urged motorists to avoid the area. |
| Police have urged anyone who saw the Volkswagen in the area on Tuesday morning to come forward. |