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Authorities were investigating the “suspicious” death of a 3-year-old girl in a Berks County home Thursday morning.
The child’s mother was in custody and considered a suspect after police officers found the child unresponsive in the home on the 100 block of West 46th Street in Exeter Township, township police Sgt. Sean Fullerton said.
The child's father confirmed to NBC10 that she was a girl.
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The officers arrived at the property around 3:40 a.m. after a 911 call about the unresponsive toddler, Fullerton said. The officers administered CPR while paramedics arrived, he said.
The paramedics rushed the girl to Reading Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the sergeant said.
The toddler’s mother was taken to the same hospital for treatment of injuries, Fullerton said. He added that it was unclear if her injuries may have been self-inflicted.
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The Berks County District Attorney's Office told NBC10 the girl's father, a 1-year-old child and another adult relative were inside the home at the time but were unharmed.
