PATTEN, Maine — The parents of a 7-month-old girl found her dead in a South Patten Road home at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and Maine State Police are investigating as they do with all children under the age of three, Detective Josh Haines said Wednesday.
“There are no signs of foul play,” the detective said.
The child’s name and the names of her parents are not being released by police.
“The family is pretty upset,” Haines said. “Obviously, they’re grieving.”
The infant’s body will undergo an autopsy Wednesday morning at the medical examiner’s office in Augusta, the detective said.
My heart goes out to the parents.
Not much information in this story. Finding the baby at 9:30 in the morning. Was it nap time or had the parents not checked on the child from the night before? Death from SIDS is a terrible, unexplainable horror for parents if this is the cause of death. Very sad whatever the cause turns out to be.
There is plenty of information in this story. A 7-month-old was found dead. Police are investigating. No sign of foul play.
Does it matter if it was nap time? Is it really any of our business?
Maybe the child had a hard time sleeping and didn’t get to sleep until late in the night, and was still in her crib from that. But, again, is it really any of our business?
People really need to stop being so nosey. Let the police conduct their investigations, and they will release information about it when they are done. We don’t need to know every little detail about what happened. It won’t change things. It will only give you the persoanl satisfaction of knowing that you pried into someone else’s lives.
I, personally, am satisfied with the information in this article. The child was found dead. No foul play suspected. I am very thankful that my kids are okay at the end of every day, and very thankful that they wake up the next morning okay. If anything ever happened to them, I would not want any of you Nosey-Nicholas’s prying into my family’s personal life.
Maybe YOU should try thinking about how YOU would feel about it.
I was replying to the first story that appeared. If it makes you feel better to rant at me that’s OK.
I’m sure with your attitude not many people do pry into your personal life. I’m sure there must be SIDS groups that will help this family, if it turns out to be that. In any case it a tragedy to lose a child.
So the fact that these poor parents lost their child is everyones business? I mean, it wasnt a scandal, theres no foul play, why report it? Why did you read it, are you just a “Nosey Nicholas”? But hey…. as long as YOUR satisfied.
So sad. Probably sids. Why is it they publicise some cases and not others? I don’t think BDN should, especially when they only know a fraction of the story. Just leave it be. :(
I agree. If there are no early indications of foul play, a death in the family is a private matter; and of a child – a tragic one. If an investigation raises suspicions, then it may be a news story. Otherwise, this family doesn’t need their grief published in the newspaper.
Shades of the woman who had Alzheimer and was found in the river…..People demanding to read the letter she wrote to her family….Some things are NOT news and are NOT anyone’s business!
my thoughts exactly.
I agree….. they should wait until the autopsy is completed, if it was sids let the family grieve, if it was foul play THEN run the story.
Because they have nothing else to write about. This was hands down the worst story they have written this week. *Shake my head*
This is so tragic, my heart goes out to the family of this baby. I am alarmed at the callousness of some posters already looking for the gory details and speculating the cause of death. There is so much emotional detachment in today’s electronic world. I will be praying for the baby’s parents and family as this is their hour of need. God Speed baby girl, I am so sorry.
Well said. Found your post after I had posted. I might have just posted “YEAH! What maginethat said!”
My sincere sympathy and prayers to her family. I can’t even imagine what they are going through right now.
my prayers and condolences go out to the parents of this child
There can not be heartbreak any worse then this—Just so very sad.
We lost a 7 month old girl 8 years ago under very similar circumstances. I couldn’t possibly describe the type of pain and grief we had to work through to get to the land of living again. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. My heart goes out to this family on the long road ahead they have and I hope they lean on others around them to help them through. God Bless.
so very sorry for your loss.
God Bless and keep this little angel. Deepest sympathies to the parents and their families.
If there is no concern of foul play, why is this poor family’s pain published as a news story??
There are no names mentioned so why your concern?
Because names or not, it still will compound the family’s grief to have attention drawn to such a tragic, private event. As a parent, I would not want to ever hear “Oh, I read about that in the paper…was that YOUR baby?” at any time.
it’s a small town. all of the locals are going to know what happened. It’s not the media’s fault that some1 may say something stupid.
It’s not news, can’t you wait for the obit?
dont be ignorant they made a valid question
As was mine. How is that “ignorant?” All unusual events are news-worthy, and the BDN purposely did not publish their names, just the event.
It’s terrible when a baby dies. If it’s SIDS, then the more people are aware, the better they will protect their own babies.
It is ignorant to keep people ignorant of events which might help them do a better job of protecting their own children.
if it is sids, how will more people do a better job protecting their babies?…since it is still speculation as to what causes sids.
Because studies now show that putting babies to bed on their stomachs might lead to suffocation if they’re on a puffy blanket or a loose plastic mattress cover. It can also happen when they sleep with parents and get suffocated when one parent rolls over or baby’s mouth and nose get covered with puffy blankets, etc.
It’s a sad, terrible thing so people need to be made aware. This is why doctors now recommend putting babies to sleep on their backs, not their stomachs.
studies do not “NOW show”…that information has been available for 20 years. and the article did not rule the cause of death as sids, that is speculation at this point. there seems to be no good reason to air this very private matter in the daily news…and with the lack of factual content it reminds me of daytime talkshow fodder.
Why did you read it? Someone force you?
Insulting and getting angry at someone trying to help isn’t called for. We all do what we can to help alleviate a terribly painful situation
Oh please, Im so sure it was BDN full intentions of reporting this very TRAGIC event, to make readers better aware. Headlines stating dead body found sell papers. Give me a break. If they are concerned, then do an article on “SIDS” dont rub this tragic event in the faces of the poor family who are going through enough. Doom and Gloom reporting at its finest.
I vote “ignorant”.
because it is news. when the daughter of a friend of mine died in a senseless car accident the news kept repeating the story. that’s the job of the media.
Perhaps so, but we are subjected to too much media too much of the time … it’s like living in the middle of the Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil shows!
Condolences to the family…very very sad.
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it’s news because a baby doesn’t often die in a small town like Patten. of course, it is news
Then report it in the obituaries.
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Perhaps we need to read stories like this to remind us that any life, even a young life is precious. We’ve become quite callous in this world, and these stories help us remain human.
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my heart goes out to the family for their loss.
Prayers to this family.
so sad to hear about a baby’s death-but i agree why publish it if it’s not foul play,my dad died 2 years ago (we were there with him) my uncle died of a massive heartattack 3 years ago but they did’nt make headline news so why did the little one ?? feel bad for the family and to read this in the paper must make it worse.
i doubt that much of anything can make it worse. it’s news so the media reports it. it’s pretty basic. I don’t know why people are so upset about the story being printed. Believe me in a small town every1 will know what happened and all the details. There are no secrets
It isn’t news when it is grabbed because it can be sensationalized — which is what this seems to be. There is absolutely no reason for this to be published at all.
Im glad they at least spared them all their names.
So sad…my sympathies to the family.
the baby had a name saphira sue she was an angel
This is so unbelievably horrific. My heart and soul goes out to the family. Can’t even begin to imagine the grief they are going through…='(
Tragic. I hate that headline, it makes me cringe everytime. As in because under the age of 3. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China. Any child found lifeless in a home there is going to be an investigation, period. These poor, poor parents. To see this hit the papers in this manner. No foul play is right, sids or some other medical condition. God be with these folks during this time of grief. Shame on BDN.
The paper trying to sensationalize a tragedy…typical.
Our prayers are with the family.
My heart breaks for this family & everyone who has to deal with the loss of a child. I honestly don’t know how I would go on. Life is so unfair. There is a reason that a person who loses a parent is called an orphan, a wife who loses a husband is a window, a husband who loses a wife is a widower…but there is no name for a parent who loses a child. There is no word to describe that pain. I am so sorry.
SO , SO SAD — MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM — <3
BDNs should be ashamed for reporting not just once but twice with absolutely no clue to what has happened, have some compasion for the family, I cant imagine what the parents are going through, but I can imagine reading Dead body found, etc. cant help in this time of incredible grief. Shame on you BDN. My thoughts and prayers to the friends family and that little girl.
Very tacky of the BDN to publish this.Very tacky indeed…
so sad we lost a 4 month old in December, thoughts and prayers to the family
Even though there’s no info published, it’s a good reminder for parents that this can happen. Check on your children often as they sleep. It’s good to keep parents on their toes to things like this, especially new parent who may not be familar with this.
no parent should ever have to bury their child.
So sorry for the loss of such a little one. RIP sweet baby.
Okay BDN—why are you reporting this story? No foul play suspected……this in not news, this is a personal tragedy for a family. None of our business.