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The Ondo State Police Command, on Saturday, said it had begun an investigation into the cause of death of a woman and her baby inside their room in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the 29-year-old woman, identified as Tawa, and her husband were found unconscious while their five-month-old baby was already dead in the room on Friday.

The trio were said to have gone to bed on Thursday evening hale and hearty.

A source said the couple bought a new generator a few days before the incident and they put the generator on Thursday evening before going to bed, raising suspicion that the incident must have been caused by the generator’s fume.

According to the source, the family was met in critical condition on Friday. While the baby was already dead, the couple were unconscious and were quickly rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, where the wife gave up the ghost and the medics were battling to save the life of the husband.