A woman has been arrested for child neglect after her 4-month-old baby died in hospital, but police are still looking for answers.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Francesca Purcell, who was found in "critical condition" at her home in Solihull, near Birmingham.
On April 2, paramedics were called to the house to treat the unresponsive infant, but unfortunately she was not saved.
Francesca died later that day at Heartland Hospital.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and she was subsequently released on police bail.
Today, however, West Her Midlands Police have filed an appeal seeking information regarding the child's death.
Investigations into how the infant died are still ongoing, four months after the tragedy.
A police spokesperson said: He of Solihull reported at Colesbourne Road that the baby was unresponsive. The four-month-old girl was taken to the hospital, but despite the best efforts of her medical staff, she unfortunately died.
“A 28-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. She has been released on police bail pending an investigation.
If you have one, please send us a message in live chat on our website west-midlands.police.uk quoting 20/348903/22.This If you've been affected by the news, the charity Child Bereavement UK can help. An inquest into the death of Erika-Marie Purssell has begun.
A hearing confirmed that West Midlands Police had notified the coroner that the circumstances of the death were being investigated, and the inquest was suspended.
} West Midlands Ambulance Service stated, "
paramedics put the young man on advanced life support, but nothing could be done to save her."
A spokesperson for the Ambulance Service said: A medical emergency was reported at the Colsbourne Road address in Alton at 7:34 am on April 2nd. We dispatched two ambulances, two paramedics, and the MERIT Trauma Team.
"On arrival, the crew found one patient, a baby girl, in critical condition. Officers put the girl on advanced life support, but sadly, despite their best efforts, nothing could be done to save her and she died.
