Left alone baby died of blunt trauma

Six-month-old Glencia Salvador who was found dead after being left in the care of her father, died as a result of blunt trauma and concussion to the brain, a post-mortem examination performed yesterday revealed.

Police had said in a release that the child was left unattended by her father on Saturday in their home at Nappi Village, Central Rupununi.

According to their investigations Salvador was in the care of her father, who subsequently left her unattended. She was later found lying motionless by another relative around 8 pm. The baby was taken to the Lethem Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.