Wesley Street Farsley incident: Tragedy as two-year-old boy dies after being found in serious condition in Leeds

Police were called by the ambulance service to an address in Wesley Street, Farsley, where the boy had been found in a serious condition. He was taken to hospital by an ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later and the incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 12:48pm today, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to an address in Wesley Street, Farsley, where a two-year-old boy had been found in a serious condition. He was taken to hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later.

“The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood. We ask that people consider the family and respect their privacy at what is clearly a very difficult time for them.”