CUPECOY:--- On Friday December 27th, 2013 at approximately 11:50pm, a Simpson Bay police patrol was sent to an address in Porto Cupecoy to investigate a case where an infant had become seriously ill. On the scene the investigating officers encountered the Canadian parents of the victim who were busy with mouth to mouth reanimation of the infant. They stated that their five month old baby girl was suffering from a lung infection and had been prescribed medication. The infant was well throughout the day and evening. She was fed before she was put to bed earlier in the evening and everything was fine. A little later when the mother went to check on the child, she was not showing any signs of life. The police was immediately informed of the situation. The paramedics arrived shortly after and continued with the reanimation of the infant and transported her to the Sint Maarten Medical Center in an attempt to save her life. At the medical center the infant was attended to by three doctors but they were unsuccessful in saving the infant's life. The infant died as a result of her illness.
Deepest sympathy goes out on behalf of the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) to the family of the victim.
KPSM Police Report
