PHILIPSBURG--The body of a two-year-old boy who died at St. Maarten Medical Centre (SMMC) last week has arrived in the Netherlands, where an autopsy is due to take place on Thursday or Friday, spokeswoman of the Prosecutor's Office Tineke Kampen confirmed. "I don't know if we will receive the results immediately afterwards, and when we receive the results, I don't know if the results will be made public, because they may be relevant for further investigation and also, we need to inform the family first."
The male suspect who was arrested in connection with the death, a Haitian, remains in pre-trial detention pending the investigation.
The child died after having been taken to SMMC after reportedly having seizures. Doctors called police after they became suspicious, reportedly having seen blood on the child. A man who had been with the boy immediately before he was taken to the hospital was arrested.
