The Ambulance Service called police to an address on Piccadilly Road around 12.10pm on Sunday, November 28, 2021.
A seven-week-old baby boy was discovered unresponsive by emergency personnel. Abel-Jax Mailey, the baby, was taken to the hospital and then transferred to Manchester Children’s Hospital for further treatment.
On November 30, Abel-Jax died. A post-mortem examination was performed by the Home Office, and further tests revealed that he died as a result of a head injury.
In connection with Abel-death, Jax’s a man and a woman were arrested first on suspicion of assault and then on suspicion of murder.
Oliver Mailey, 26, of Bowness Road, Burnley, has been charged with murder following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. He is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court (Wednesday, July 13).
The previously arrested woman was released with no further action.
These are tragic circumstances, and our hearts go out to Abel-family Jax’s during this sad and difficult time. Our officers continue to stand by them.
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