Child seriously injured after drowning
Photo: Susanna Persson Öste/TT

Child seriously injured after drowning at Malmö public bathhouse

A child under the age of five is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after a drowning incident at a public bathhouse in Malmö.

According to initial information from the police, the child was awake and able to speak when taken to the hospital. Later in the afternoon, Region Skåne's press service told TT that the child was seriously injured.

The drowning was reported at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The police have questioned staff and guardians at the scene, and have filed a report of causing bodily harm; a guardian is a suspect.

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