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Police in Prince Edward Island investigate death of two-year-old boy

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Police in Prince Edward Island are investigating after a two-year-old boy died last week of serious injuries.

Summerside police said they were alerted to the incident by child protection services after the boy was taken to hospital last Monday.

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Police say the boy’s injuries were so severe he had to be air-lifted to Halifax for further treatment and died Wednesday.

They say an autopsy was conducted.

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Police are not releasing any further details about the investigation.

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Anyone with information is being asked to call police in Summerside, located about 60 kilometres west of Charlottetown.

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