Tragedy as child found hanged
A nine-year-old boy has died after being found hanged at his home in Tipton.A nine-year-old boy has died after being found hanged at his home in Tipton. The boy, who is not being named, was discovered at a house in Dairy Close at around 6.45pm yesterday. Police say it was a "tragic accident". Ambulance crews were at the address within three minutes of being alerted, and found the youngster had stopped breathing. Crews tried desperately to save him at the house and on the way to Sandwell General Hospital. But despite their frantic attempts, the boy died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Read the full story in the Express & Star
The boy, who is not being named, was discovered at a house in Dairy Close at around 6.45pm yesterday. Police say it was a "tragic accident".
Ambulance crews were at the address within three minutes of being alerted, and found the youngster had stopped breathing.
Crews tried desperately to save him at the house and on the way to Sandwell General Hospital. But despite their frantic attempts, the boy died shortly after arriving at the hospital.Murray MacGregor, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "When the crews arrived they found the nine-year-old boy in cardiac arrest. They immediately started resuscitation attempts and the youngsters was taken to Sandwell Hospital, where crews continued to work on him.
"Sadly despite the efforts of crews and hospital staff, the boy was pronounced dead shortly after arrival."
A post mortem is due to be carried out later today, but police say they are not treating the death as suspicious.
Detective Inspector Simon Astle of north Sandwell CID said: "It's a tragic accident."