Branford Police Investigate Infant's Sudden Death

On Sunday morning at 7:55 am, the Branford Fire Department along with the Branford Police Department responded to an apartment in the Briarwood Lane Apartment complex for a report of an unconscious and unresponsive infant, said Deputy Fire Chief Ron Mullen in a press release.

When Fire Department personnel arrived, they found a woman performing citizen bystander CPR on a ten-week-old male infant. Fire department personnel took over CPR efforts and also administered advanced life support measures.

Tragically, the lifesaving efforts were not successful and the infant was pronounced deceased at 8:10 am., Mullen said.

A Critical Incident Stress (CIS) counselor was called to debrief the first responders. The counselor was also sent to the incident scene to provide assistance to the family members as well as the friends and neighbors of the family who also witnessed the incident, Mullen said.

The exact cause of the infant’s death is unknown and the incident is being investigated by the Detective Division of the Branford Police Department.

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