Rotorua police investigating unexplained death of child

A police a forensic examination of a Western Heights property is underway. Photo / NZME

Rotorua police are investigating the unexplained death of a child who was taken to hospital by family earlier today.

In a statement, police said the child and a sibling were taken to Rotorua Hospital late this morning.

The younger child died in hospital and the sibling is currently in a serious condition, and a forensic examination of a Western Heights property is underway.

"An investigation, including the forensic examination of a Western Heights property, is underway and investigators are speaking with family members to establish what has occurred," a spokesperson said.

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