Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Matt Cranshaw:
Taupo Area Police are seeking information from the public as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of an 18-month-old girl.
Comfort Joy Witeri-Thompson died late on Tuesday night at Waikato Hospital, and a post-mortem is underway.
While Comfort's injuries are believed to be non-accidental, Police are still in the process of identifying what occurred at a Tirau address leading up to Comfort requiring medical assistance.
We would ask that anyone with information relating to the girl's death to please contact Tokoroa Police on (07) 885 0100, or Crimestoppers, anonymously if necessary, on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre