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Detectives say they are keeping 'an open mind' over the death of a five-year-old boy whose body was pulled from a river, as forensic experts scour the nearby area.
Dozens of officers, forensics teams and police divers have been searching the playing field and paths leading from the family home in Sarn, Bridgend to the River Ogmore, less than quarter of a mile away.
The boy, who has yet to be identified, was reported missing from his family's south Wales home at around 5.45am on Saturday morning.
His body was recovered in the River Ogmore, and he was pronounced dead after being taken to Bridgend's Princess of Wales Hospital.
Residents in Sarn area revealed they were woken at around 5.30am by the boy's mother screaming 'the back door was open'.
Police say they are continuing to investigate how the boy ended up in the water as 'there are a lot of people in the local community who would like answers about what happened to him.'
