Cause of seven-week-old baby's tragic death in South Yorkshire remains 'undetermined'

Mbiumue Tjakuva, of Royston, Barnsley, died at Barnsley Hospital in September 2019.

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An inquest was held in Sheffield yesterday, with the cause of death being ‘undetermined’.

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Recording a narrative conclusion, assistant coroner Tanyka Rawden said: “Although there were risk factors for sudden infant death, including her age, her prematurity, her social circumstances and her lack of immunisations, the possibility of overlying (accidental smothering while sleeping) or suffocation cannot be excluded.”

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