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Investigations continue into baby's death


Published on Wednesday 27 August 2008 15:32

AN INQUEST has been opened and adjourned into the death of an 11-day old baby girl in Rawmarsh.

The inquest in Rotherham on Wednesday heard the infant, Leah Mckievor, died early on Monday

Giving evidence, Leah's grandmother Lynne Ashforth, of Springwell Gardens, Rotherham confirmed the infant's date of birth as August 14 and describeed her as healthy baby with no problems. The baby's mother was her daughter Anneka Sanderson of Monkwood Road Rawmarsh.

She said she had last seen her granddaughter alive at her own house on Sunday August 24 where she had been holding a family barbecue. Her daughter had been there with the baby and her two other children. The three had left in a taxi at around 9.15pm and the baby had been in good health at the time.

The inquest heard Leah's birth had been due to be registered on the day of the inquest.

Coroner's Officer Kevin Keane, told Coroner Peter Gore he had been informed of the suspicious death of an 11-day-old infant and a post mortem had been held on Monday. The body of the baby had been transfered to a Home Office pathologist and a paediatric pathologist . Their investigations were ongoing and the body had been retained pending the outcome. He adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed.

On Tuesday, before the inquest, police said they had been called to a house in Monkwood Road early on Monday after reports that an infant had stopped breathing. At the time, they said the death was being treated as suspicious as a matter of routine, but think it may have been an accident.

A 25-year-old woman, who was arrested in connection with the child's death, has since been released on bail.


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