Four-month old baby boy in serious condition after falling ill at nursery

The baby was found unconscious by childcare centre staff in Msida

A four-month-old baby boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being found unconscious by staff at a childcare centre on Friday.

The police said they received a report requesting assistance at a childcare centre in Triq Garcin, Msida at around noon.

When they arrived on site, they found the childcare centre staff giving medical assistance to a four-month old baby boy who was found unconscious.

After a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital continued assisting the child, he was taken by ambulance to hospital, where he was certified to be in a critical condition.

Magistrate Dr Philip Galea Farrugia LL.D. was informed of the case and appointed an inquiry, while police investigations are ongoing.

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