A household pal discovered a 3-year-old boy along with his throat slit in a tub in his Lancaster dwelling Tuesday evening, in accordance with sources and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Division.
The household pal went to the home on the 43400 block of 57th Avenue W on the behest of one of many boy’s kin, stated a supply with data of the investigation who was not licensed to talk publicly about it. The pal discovered the toddler within the bathtub along with his throat reduce and known as 911, the supply stated.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home round 10:55 p.m., they stated. The division solely stated the boy had a “laceration to the higher torso,” in accordance with a launch.
The boy was taken to the hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
Deputies additionally discovered a person on the location affected by what the sheriff’s division described solely as a medical emergency. He was taken to the hospital in steady situation.
No arrests have been instantly made, though the incident is being investigated as a murder. The sheriff’s division didn’t launch the names of both the person or the toddler.
The boy had three older siblings, who’re 9, 11 and 14, and have been all taken into custody Tuesday evening, the supply stated. They have been nonetheless on the station as of midday Wednesday, although it was not clear if any have been being investigated as doable suspects, in accordance with the supply.
The household had no prior contacts with the Division of Kids and Household Companies.
