CAY HILL:--- SMN News learnt that a two year old boy died at the St. Maarten Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon. Information reaching SMN News states that the young boy was taken in critical condition to the hospital's pediatrician who observed that the child was apparently raped.
The source said that the pediatrician immediately alerted police who are now busy investigating the case. Press Prosecutor Tineke Kamps confirmed that the Prosecutor's Office was informed of the death of a child but she could not provide details. The police is also very tightlipped regarding the investigation. SMN News contacted Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson who also said that the police are busy investigating the cause of the child's death. Henson said at this time police cannot conclude whether the child was raped or not.
