An infant has died after being found by Toronto police Wednesday in what investigators are calling a “suspicious incident.”
At 11:24 a.m., police said officers were investigating reports of a missing infant around Marlee and Roselawn avenues, near Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road, in North York.
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The infant was found by police, and they were taken to hospital by Toronto paramedics, which described the infant’s injuries as critical and life-threatening.
In an update, police said in a post on X on Wednesday afternoon the infant died in hospital.
They did not reveal the infant’s gender or age, nor the circumstances around the death — only describing it as a “suspicious incident.”
An investigation is underway.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.