Baby found dead inside Newquay hotel as man and woman arrested

A man and a woman have been arrested after a baby was found dead at a hotel in Cornwall.

The child was discovered at the Hotel Victoria in Newquay on Saturday morning and was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

A 27-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were later arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child, and have since been released on bail. Police said on Monday that they are treating the death as unexplained and are continuing their enquiries.

A full statement from Devon and Cornwall Police read: "Police were called at 10.50am on Saturday 11 November to a property in Newquay following reports of concern for the welfare of a baby. The baby was pronounced deceased a short time later. Next of kin have been informed. The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries remain ongoing. A 27-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child. They have been released on police bail whilst enquiries continue."

One local eyewitness told CornwallLive that there were multiple police and ambulance personnel at the hotel, with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust later confirming that that two ambulances, a critical car car and operations officer were sent to the scene.

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A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) told local media: “We were called at 10.43hrs on Saturday 11 November to an incident in Newquay and sent two double-crewed land ambulances, a critical care car and an operations officer.”