A 9-month-old infant was found unresponsive and deceased in her sleep in Ashkelon on Wednesday, according to Israeli media. The circumstances are under investigation by police.
01 · THE DISPATCH
A 9-month-old girl was found dead in her bed in Ashkelon on Wednesday afternoon after she did not wake from her sleep, according to Israeli media reports. MDA paramedics arrived at the scene but were forced to pronounce her death. Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances. The tragedy comes amid a series of similar infant-death cases reported across the country in recent weeks, including a one-month-old in Bnei Brak (June 27) and a four-month-old in Jerusalem (June 26), all of which remain under investigation.
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