Two arrested on suspicion of child neglect after four-month-old baby dies

Two people have been arrested as police investigate the death of a baby boy in Wales.

Dyfed Powys Police have confirmed that a four-month-old baby died after emergency services were called to a house in Clynderwen on Friday afternoon, on the border of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.

Officers attended a call from the Wales Ambulance Service Trust concerning the welfare of a baby at around 1.45pm.

A spokesperson for Dyfed Powys Police said: ‘Sadly, the infant died at the scene.’

A 19-year-old woman and 23-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

Police enquiries are ‘ongoing’. An air ambulance was also sent to the scene when emergency services were called.

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