By Delayna Earley
The Island News
Beaufort Police Department is investigating the death of an infant as of Monday night.
Investigators responded to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for a report of the death of an infant. Initial investigations revealed that the incident had occurred at Spanish Trace Apartments.
It is currently unknown what events surrounded the incident, and it is being actively investigated.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) had been conateceed and their child fatality unit will help with the investigation.
Anyone with information is required to contact Setian at 843-322-7928 and to remain anonymous, please call the Beaufort Police Department’s TIP Line at 843-322-7938 and reference case #24B40738.
Delayna Earley, joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
