A Florida child was found dead in a bedroom at his Orlando home Friday morning after missing school for two weeks, police said.
The 6-year-old was found deceased in a bedroom at a home on Bedford Drive at around 10 a.m. Friday. The death was deemed suspicious.
School officials requested a welfare check on the child who last attended classes on May 14.
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St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies went to the child’s home and encountered the mother, who led them to the body.
“This incident is being investigated as a suspicious death at this time,” the office said in a statement.
“The investigation is active and ongoing. There is no threat to the community.”
