Three adults and boy arrested over baby's death

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Police said the baby died on Saturday

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Four people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested in connection with the death of a baby.

Cleveland Police said the child died in Middlesbrough on Saturday.

A 16-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child, while a woman, 19, and a man, 21, were arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

All four have been interviewed and were released on bail pending further inquiries, police said.

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