Two babies have died suddenly in Hastings and a third is fighting for his life with serious head injuries and multiple fractures.
Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Greig of the Eastern Child Protection Team said last night both deaths occurred in circumstances that required investigation.
"We can't elaborate further on the circumstances of either death. We are awaiting the final post-mortem results and are not in a position to comment further at this point."
He was unable to comment on whether the deaths were considered non-accidental.
The deaths included a 2-month-old girl who died in Flaxmere on October 21. Slightly more than two weeks later, on November 5, an 8-month-old girl died in Hastings.