Hamilton police have charged a 25-year-old man in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy in his care.
The toddler was found dead in a Hamilton apartment building.
The investigation began when police were called to an apartment at 514 King St. East around 11:30 p.m. Friday night.
EMS workers rushed boy to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy determined his death was the result of a homicide.
The caregiver has been charged with second-degree murder.
It is standard practice across the province for the homicide unit to investigate the deaths of all children under the age of five.
Police were called to an apartment on King Street East in Hamilton late Friday night. A toddler they found there was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Hamilton police charge caregiver with murder of toddler
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