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Seven year old boy electrocuted

Detectives from the East Area Command Unit continue to investigate the death of a seven-year-old-boy in Romford.

Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to The King Harold pub in Station Road, Romford, shortly after 17.20hrs, on Tuesday, 11 September 2018.

Officers and LAS attended and a seven-year-old boy, Harvey Tyrrell from Harold Wood, was found unresponsive.

He was taken to an east London hospital where he was pronounced dead at 18.33hrs.

A special post-mortem took place on Thursday, 13 September at St Thomas’ Hospital.

The cause of death has now been confirmed as electrocution.

Two people have been interviewed under caution in relation to the investigation into Harvey’s death.

A 70-year-old man was interviewed under caution on Wednesday, 12 September 2018.

A 72-year-old man was interviewed under caution on Friday, 11 January 2019.

A file on the incident has now been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.