Man and woman arrested for murder of three-month-old baby
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby boy.
Three-month-old Atijus Elertaite was left fighting for life with a head injury on January 3, and died in hospital on January 8.
Atijus died five days later on January 8 and a post-mortem examination recorded his preliminary cause of death as a head injury, pending further medical inquiries, police said.
The force said that a woman, aged 25, and a 22-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm before Atijus died. The pair were re-arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.
Detective Inspector Verity McCann said: “We know the local community will be shocked and deeply saddened, and our thoughts remain with those affected by Atijus’ death.
“We are working hard to establish exactly what happened and urge everyone to be mindful and not speculate on the case, particularly on social media, as this could affect our investigation.”
Police were called to St John’s Chase in March, Cambridgeshire just after 11am on January 3. The arrested pair are both from March.
Anyone with information that could help Cambridgeshire Constabulary is asked to call 101 and quote incident 124 of January 3, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.