A two-year-old girl has died after she was rushed to Community Medical Center Saturday afternoon, according to Michael Mastronardy.
Just after 1 p.m. Toms River police responded to an emergency call of an injured child in the eastern section of the township, police said.
Police officers learned that a large television fell from a three-to-four-foot dresser striking the toddler. She was rushed to the hospital by Toms River Police EMS where she was pronounced.
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Lt. Michael Belcher and Detective Brian Lomer are investigating along with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.
A second, unrelated infant death occurred near Route 70 in Toms River.
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On Friday morning Toms River Police responded to a residence in the mobile home park off Route 70 at 7:30 a.m. for a CPR call.
The parents of an 8-week-old baby girl brought the infant into bed with them after the baby was feed at about 2 a.m.
When they awoke the parents realized the baby was not breathing. The baby was rushed to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood by Toms River Police EMS where she was pronounced.
