Murder investigation launched after death of three-month old baby in Fenland town close to Peterborough
A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a three-month-old baby boy in the town of March.
Atijus Elertaite was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after officers were called to a property in St John's Chase at just after 11am on Saturday, January 3
He sadly died on January 8, and a post-mortem examination determined the preliminary cause of death as a head injury, pending further medical enquiries.
Prior to his death, a 25-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, both from March, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
They were re-arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday (January 22) and have now both been bailed by Cambridgeshire Police pending further enquiries.
Detective Inspector Verity McCann said: “We know the local community will be shocked and deeply saddened, and our thoughts remain with those affected by Atijus’ death.
“We are working hard to establish exactly what happened and urge everyone to be mindful and not speculate on the case, particularly on social media, as this could affect our investigation.”
Anyone with information that could help police with enquiries, has been asked to visit the Cambridgeshire Police website or call 101 and quote incident 124 of 3 January.
Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.