UPDATE: Murder investigation into death of 8-DAY-OLD baby
Baby Ava died last week
Last updated 23rd Aug 2017
Police are investigating the murder of an newborn baby in East Lancashire.
She was just eight-days-old when she was found unresponsive in a house in Nelson.
Officers were called to Dover Street last Wednesday to help baby Ava Grace Nolan.
She was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital - but sadly didn't survive
Post-mortem tests have since revealed she died from a serious head injury.
A 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder -
They've been bailed while police continue their investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Jill Johnston from the Force Major Investigation Team (FMIT) said: “Firstly our thoughts remain with the family of the child at this extremely sad and distressing time.
“Our investigation into the baby’s death is on-going and we are doing all we can to get to the truth of what happened to her. We have a team of specially trained officers conducting a number of enquiries and supporting the family.”
If anyone has any information that could assist our investigation, they can call us on 101 quoting incident reference LC-20170816-1619.
Alternatively independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org.