Breaking: Two-year-old child is found dead after police are called to Gateshead home - as officers launch probe into tragedy Officers called to house in Gateshead at around 8.40am on Saturday morning Emergency services had received a report of an unresponsive two-year-old Northumbria Police confirmed an investigation has been launched into death By Shari Miller For Mailonline Published: 11:07 BST, 26 September 2021 | Updated: 11:10 BST, 26 September 2021 Police are investigating after a two-year-old child died at an address in Gateshead on Saturday. Officers were called to a house in Gateshead at around 8.40am on Saturday, 25 September, after receiving a report of an unresponsive child at the address. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating after a two-year-old child was found dead at an address in Gateshead Northumbria Police has confirmed an investigation has been launched into the death. A spokeswoman for the force said: 'At around 8.40am on Saturday, September 25, police received a report from the ambulance service of an unresponsive two-year old at an address in Gateshead. 'Officers attended the scene, but tragically the child was pronounced dead. 'An investigation into the death is being carried out at this time.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility