Crime & Safety
NH AG Investigating Death of a Toddler
A 21-month-old girl was taken to Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock on Sept. 5, after an incident in Manchester; she later perished.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and the Manchester Police Department are investigating the death of a 21-month old toddler that lived on Belmont Street in the Queen City, according to a press statement.
Manchester Fire and Rescue teams were called to the home at around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2015, and the girl was transported to Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock. She died last night, according to the statement. An autopsy will be performed on Sept. 8, in Concord.
“The child was residing at her home on Belmont Street at the time 911 was called,” according to Benjamin J. Agati, a senior Assistant Attorney General. “Investigators do not believe that there is any general threat to the public at this time.”
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Anyone who has any information relevant to this investigation is asked to contact the Juvenile Investigative Unit at the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711. Citizens may also anonymously contact the Manchester Crimeline at 603-624-4040 or leave a tip on their website at manchestercrimeline.org.
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