Rocky Mount police investigating 10-year-old's death
Posted April 20, 2009 11:36 a.m. EDT
Rocky Mount, N.C. — Rocky Mount police are investigating the death of a 10-year-old who died Monday morning.
Police have released little details about the victim or the case but said Monday that officers received a report Saturday afternoon of an alleged child assault.
The child was treated at Nash General Hospital and later transferred to Pitt Memorial Hospital, where the child died at about 4 a.m.
Police said Monday morning that there was no relevant information to support any criminal wrongdoing but that an autopsy will be performed to determine if a criminal investigation is necessary.
Nash County Department of Social Services has also been involved in the investigation, police said.
