Baby boy dies in tower block 12 days after birth on Christmas Day as cops arrest man and woman
A MAN and a woman have been arrested after a 12-day-old baby boy died at an inner-city tower block.
The infant was tragically found dead over the weekend at Millbrook Towers, a high rise block of flats in Southampton, Hants.
The baby boy was born on Christmas Day.
Police today revealed a 24-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman have been arrested.
The pair have been arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and neglect and have been bailed until April.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said: "We received a report at 8.29am on Saturday 6 January of the sudden death of a 12 day old baby at an address on Windermere Avenue in Southampton.
"The baby was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced deceased.
"Enquiries remain ongoing to ascertain the exact circumstances of what happened, and as part of this investigation two people have been arrested.
"A 33-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, both from Southampton, have been arrested on suspicion of causing/allowing the death of a child and neglect.
"They have been bailed while our enquiries continue."