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Guelph Parents Charged for 2023 Death of Their 20-Month-Old Son
Police say an extensive investigation led to charges of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life.
On Tuesday, Guelph Police charged a man and a woman in the 2023 death of their infant son following an investigation into the incident at their downtown apartment.
The 20-month-old child was found dead at the family's apartment in downtown Guelph on Jan. 25, 2023, with a four-year-old sibling also living in the home at that time.
Investigators charged both individuals with criminal negligence causing death and two counts of failing to provide the necessities of life to a child. The cause of death remains undisclosed.
Police conducted what they described as an "extensive" investigation into the boy's death; the couple was not identified in the media release regarding the charges.
The cause of the infant's death has not been shared as the case proceeds through the legal system. Police continue withholding specific details while proceedings begin.