A man and a woman who were arrested after a two-year-old died near Colchester have been re-bailed (Image: Archant)
A man and a woman who were arrested on suspicion of child neglect and manslaughter after a two-year-old died near Colchester have been re-bailed.
Essex Police officers were called to the Tollgate Road area of the town after reports a child was unresponsive on Sunday, November 7.
Officers were called to the property by the East of England Ambulance Service at about 8.15am.
Speaking at the time, a spokesman for Essex Police said: "We arrived and found a child unresponsive.
"Sadly, the two-year old died."
A 40-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of child neglect and manslaughter.
However the spokesman for Essex Police confirmed today that the pair had been re-bailed until February 5.
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