Police are investigating the sudden death of an 11-month-old who died Wednesday on Virgin Gorda, according a press release from the Police Information Office.
Jakewon Pompey was taken to the Iris O’Neal Clinic by teachers of a childcare centre after he appeared to be having difficulty breathing. Efforts to resuscitate the child at the clinic were unsuccessful, the release states.
He was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m.
The Coroner’s Office was informed and a post-mortem is to be scheduled, police said.