PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the tragic death of an infant from Pikangikum First Nation.
In a statement Tuesday evening, OPP said the child passed away Sunday, May 4 in a Winnipeg hospital.
Police disclosed that they initially responded on April 30 to a report of an incident that saw the infant taken to a local clinic in medical distress, and subsequently transported to Winnipeg.
A post mortem examination will be conducted at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre at a later date.
The investigation is being conducted by the OPP's criminal investigation branch in conjunction with the office of Manitoba's chief medical examiner.
Police released no further details about the case, but asked that anyone with information about the incident contact them at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
