Death of an 8-year-old Rockhampton boy being treated as ‘suspicious’

Boy, 8, dies after being found unresponsive in his home – as woman, 36, is taken into custody and cops treat death as ‘suspicious’

  • The boy, eight, was found dead during a police welfare check in Rockhampton 
  • A woman, 36, known to the boy has now been taken into custody by police
  • Rockhampton Child Protection and Investigation Unit launched investigation 

A woman has been taken into police custody after a child, eight, was found dead during a welfare check. 

The boy’s death is being treated as ‘suspicious’ by police, with the woman known to him.

Police were called to an address in Rockhampton, Queensland, at about 2.20am on Saturday, where they found an eight-year-old boy ‘unresponsive’.

The boy’s death is being treated as ‘suspicious’ by police, with the woman known to him

Detectives from the Rockhampton Child Protection and Investigation Unit have now launched an investigation.

Anyone with information related to the child’s death is urged to contact police. 

Capricornia Police District Detective Acting Inspector, Luke Peachey is expected to give further details at a media conference on Saturday.

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