NASSAU, Bahamas, Jun 13, CMC – Police say a five-year-old child, who was left in the custody of a relative, has died after a fire gutted the house.
They said three other children were injured .
“According to the preliminary report, the children’s mother had left her four children in the care of a relative while she sought assistance from a government institution,” police said in a statement.
“The relative allegedly fell asleep and awoke to find the children burned, and the bedroom partially engulfed in flames. Unfortunately, all the children suffered extensive burns to various parts of their bodies,” the police said, adding that they were transported to the hospital for medical attention, but the five-year-old later succumbed to his injuries.
“Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding this incident and will conduct a thorough investigation,” police said in the statement, without disclosing the names of the deceased or the injured children.
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