Overview

• Emergency services were called at about 6.11pm on August 29 to Wharton Recreation Ground off Ledward Street in Winsford.
• Paramedics treated the child after a fall from play apparatus, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Cheshire Police have opened an investigation led by the Protecting Vulnerable People Investigations Unit.
• The boy’s next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from specialist officers.
• Detectives urge anyone with information to contact Cheshire Police quoting reference IML-216564 and ask the public to avoid speculation on social media.