Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to the death of a 22-month-old boy, who was admitted to the Horton General Hospital on Friday, November 5.

Det Chief Insp Joe Kidman, the senior officer investigating the death, said: “We are continuing our detailed enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.

“He was taken to the Horton General Hospital in Banbury by ambulance on Friday 5 November, following a 999 call, and was subsequently transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford as he required specialist treatment. He was pronounced dead at the hospital on Friday.

“A man and a woman have both been interviewed twice as part of our investigation into the cause of the boy’s injuries. Establishing whether or not criminal offences have been committed is part of that enquiry.

“The man and woman who have been arrested in connection with the boy’s death have been bailed until January pending further enquiries.”