State Will Investigate Death of Easton Woman's 6-Year-Old Son

A state medical examiner will determine how the six-year-old son of an Easton woman died and whose father committed suicide over the weekend.

On Thursday, police investigated the death of the child who was found dead inside a home on Devon Street in Dorchester. Two days later, the father, Patrick Marcelin, committed suicide in a friend’s Mattapan apartment after police attempted to question him.

Police are not saying if the son’s death was suspicious or if the father was a suspect before his suicide, but sources tell the Boston Globe that investigators are trying to figure out if the father had anything to do with his son’s death.

Law enforcement officials have not been able to confirm if there was a history of concern for the boy’s welfare or had any involvement with the Department of Children and Families.

According to a police statement, Boston EMS arrived at the home on Devon Street Thursday morning after receiving a report of a child in cardiac arrest.

A spokesman for the district attorney’s office, Jake Wark, said Sunday that the child did have some concerning medical history, but did not provide further details according to the Globe.

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