Detectives investigating the death of a six week old baby in Blackpool have charged a man with murder.

We were contacted at shortly after 4am on Friday, March 10th by the Ambulance Service who were at an address on Wyre Grove tending to a six week old baby boy.

The child was taken by ambulance to Blackpool Victoria Hospital and then transferred to the Manchester Children’s Hospital where he sadly died on March 15th.

A Home Office post mortem examination showed the baby died as a result of head injuries.

David Christie, 35, of Wyre Grove, Blackpool, was initially charged with Section 18 wounding but following the baby’s death and after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service he has been charged with murder.

He is due to appear at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court (Wednesday, March 29th).