Six-month-old Texas baby smothered to death by brother

A Texas family is in mourning after their six-month-old baby boy was smothered to death when his toddler brother crawled into his crib to sleep next to him. 

The two-year-old somehow managed to get inside his younger brother’s crib and as the two slept, the infant was smothered.  

Houston police said the tragic death happened at the Jadestone apartment complex.

According to KTRK, the baby’s death is being considered an accident by investigators.

Firefighters and police responded to the family’s home around 7.20pm on Tuesday. 

They found the infant unresponsive upon arrival. 

Police told the station that the boy’s father put the infant in his crib and then put his two-year-old son into a separate bed. 

When the dad went to check on the boys about a half hour later, he found both children in the same crib. 

Authorities believe the older child climbed into his younger brother’s crib to sleep next to him. While sleeping together, the infant was somehow smothered. 

According to KTRK, the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine how the child died, but police believe it was an accident and do not suspect foul play. 

Because the baby is so young, it make take some time to determine an official cause of death. 

Houston police (file iamge) said the toddler somehow managed to get inside his younger brother’s crib and as the two slept, the infant was smothered. The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine how the child died