Man, 49, and woman, 29, arrested on suspicion of murdering baby in Stoke-on-Trent

A 49-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby boy, police have said.

Officers were called to reports of the seven-week-old child suffering a cardiac arrest at an address in Derwent Street in Stoke-on-Trent before 9pm on November 26.

The child was taken to hospital where he died a few hours later, Staffordshire Police added.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained and a post mortem will take place.

The two suspects remain in custody.