The baby girl who was found dead in Sydney’s west following a welfare check had COVID when she died, however police say her exact cause of death is still unknown.
Emergency services were called to a home on Yindi Place, Doonside, just after 10am on Monday where a nine-month-old was found unresponsive.
Paramedics treated the baby at the scene, but she could not be revived.
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It has now been revealed that the baby girl had COVID at the time of her death, as did both her parents.
In another development, neighbors told 7NEWS they had heard the 32-year-old mother shout “go, go, go” on Monday.
Both parents told investigators that they had woken up to find their daughter unresponsive.
Neighbors told 7NEWS they were shocked by the incident.
“(I’m) devastated, actually, that someone so young won’t continue on with their life,” Karen Nicholas said.
“For a young baby to just die like that …. it’s a pity for our street, it’s very emotional,” neighbor Bondu Allieu said.
However, it’s not the first time Doonside has seen death on one of its streets.
Almost a year ago to the day, a 16-year-old boy was beaten to death by a group of teenagers just a few doors up the street from Yindi Place. All five teenagers involved in the attack were charged with murder.
Despite the revelation that the nine-month-old had COVID, police are keeping an open mind regarding the cause of death, and are awaiting the results of toxicology reports.
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