Please attribute to Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor, Waitematā Police:
Police can confirm the 10-month-old baby boy brought in to Starship Hospital on Wednesday evening has died.
Sadly, the child passed away in hospital yesterday evening. A post-mortem is taking place today.
As such, the investigation has now been upgraded to a homicide inquiry.
Police inquiries are continuing, and any further updates will be provided when able.
ENDS
Issued by the Police Media Centre