Tragedy as baby dies suddenly in Scotland
The infant is believed to have lived in the Drumachlie Park area of Brechin.
A previous version of this article reported that the baby was found dead "in a park". In fact, the baby was found in the area of Drumachlie Park, a street in Brechin. The article has been amended accordingly and we would like to sincerely apologise for this error.
Police in Scotland are investigating the death of a baby. Officers were called to Bridge Street, Brechin yesterday morning.
The age and gender of the child has yet to be disclosed and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 11.50am on Tuesday, 14 March, 2023, police were called to the Bridge Street area of Brechin, following the sudden death of an infant.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing."
A report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, the spokesman added.
One local resident told Dundee newspaper The Courier: "There were police cars outside the house all day yesterday.
“Police officers were going out and in to the house. We thought it looked like something really bad had happened.”