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A 7-year-old boy who died in the area may have been the victim of neglect, police said.
The incident took place at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Orange County when the City of Newburgh Police Department was notified by Montefiore St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh that a 7-year-old boy arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle and was not breathing at the time he arrived, said Lt. Kevin Lahar We can say that it seems pretty apparent that there s neglect, said Monroe Police Detective Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano on Friday, Feb. 12.
The cause of death and circumstances surrounding the boy s death is still being investigated and police are awaiting the results of the autopsy from the Orange County Medical Examiner, he said.