BREAKING NEWS: Two-year-old in Northampton died of 'blunt force trauma', according to provisional cause of death report

A post-mortem has revealed the provisional cause of death of a two-year-old boy in Northampton, according to police.
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A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said detectives were now in a position to release a provisional cause of death.

"A post-mortem examination took place at Leicester Royal Infirmary on Sunday, December 17. The interim findings are that he died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen, causing internal injuries.

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"Further tests are ongoing before a final cause of death is confirmed," the spokesman added.

Raphael Kennedy, of Arthur Street, Northampton, appeared at Northampton Magistrate's Court yesterday (December 18) charged with the murder of the two-year-old boy.

Kennedy was remanded into custody and will appear at Leicester Crown Court on December 20.

Police and paramedics were called to a property in Arthur Street, Northampton, at 12.45pm on Friday (December 15) following reports of an unresponsive child who later died at Northampton General Hospital.