A TODDLER has died after becoming entangled in a blind cord.
Police are investigating the death of the three-year-old in Mayobridge near Newry, County Down on Saturday evening.
A police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances.
Expressing sympathy to the boy's family, Sinn Fein MLA Caitriona Ruane said: "This tragic accident has been felt by the entire community and I would like to extend my condolences to the family. Our thoughts are with them at this time."
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