LATEST NEWS - Murder investigation launched after baby death

A MURDER investigation has been launched following the death of a seven-week-old baby.

Police were called to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield yesterday (April 12) after an infant was admitted with serious injuries.

The baby girl - who died in the early hours of this morning (April 13) - was brought in from an address on Ashleigh Avenue, Pontefract.

A 28-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and enquiries are ongoing.