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N.H. authorities identify 5-year-old boy who died on Christmas Eve

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A child who was found unresponsive on Christmas Eve and later died has been identified, the attorney general’s office announced Friday.

Dennis Vaughan, Jr., 5, was pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital. Police arrived at a home in Laconia on Christmas Eve to find Vaughan unresponsive.

Authorities have called it a suspicious death and conducted an autopsy on Vaughan. But the attorney general’s office said Friday the cause and manner of the boy’s death are pending further studies and investigation.

No further details were available.

 

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