UPDATE: Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of toddler in Prince Albert, Sask.
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect the correct age of the deceased. Police previously stated the toddler was two-years-old.
Prince Albert police are investigating the northern Saskatchewan city’s third homicide of 2019 after a toddler died in hospital.
Police said they were called to a downtown apartment building Wednesday morning for a report a 21-month-old was unconscious.
The toddler was taken by paramedics to Victoria Hospital and later died.
The child’s name or a cause of death have not been released.
The toddler’s death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy, police said.
No arrests have been made as members of the criminal investigations division and forensic identification service continue with the investigation.
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