NewsLocal News

Actions

Cleveland Police arrest man, woman for death of their 27-day-old son

Child died from blunt force trauma
Handcuffs
Posted

A 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested this week by Cleveland Police for the death of their 27-day-old son.

According to authorities, homicide detectives responded to MetroHealth Medical Center around 9 a.m. on July 4 for an infant who had been brought in by a private car and died.

An investigation revealed the boy had died from blunt force trauma to the head, police said.

Authorities interviewed the parents and another relative, an 18-year-old man, and later arrested all three.

No further information has been released.

The matter remains under investigation.

Watch live and local news any time:

Replay: News 5 at Noon

Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.

You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. We're also on Amazon Alexa devices. Learn more about our streaming options here.