An Angus baby is in a critical condition in an Edinburgh hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a weekend incident.
Police and ambulance were called to a house in Arbroath’s St Vigeans Road on Saturday afternoon following the incident involving the six-month-old girl.
The injuries she sustained are not known but the child is now fighting for her life in Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children
The baby girl was taken to Ninewells Hospital before being transferred to Edinburgh.
Officers remain at the scene while investigations are being carried out in a joint investigation with health and council officials.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “A six-month-old female child is in a critical condition in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.
“The serious injuries she has sustained are as yet unexplained.
“Enquiries are at an early stage.
“The investigation is being carried out in joint partnership with Angus Council Social Work Department and the NHS.
“As part of this investigation, there will be a police presence in St Vigeans Road, Arbroath.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman added: “We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.
“We transported one infant to Ninewells Hospital and the patient was then transferred to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.”
