One-year-old dies in Vega Alta hospital

By The Star Staff

An infant died at approximately 5:22 p.m. on Sunday, in a hospital in Vega Alta.

According to the police report, the one-year-old baby was transported to the hospital by his relatives because he had turned purple.

The doctor who treated the baby certified his death. Additional details were unknown as of press time. The infant’s body was taken to the Institute of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.

Agent Nicolas Maldonado of the Vega Baja Criminal Investigation Corps’ Homicide Division and prosecutor Daniela Mejías were investigating.