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Three-month-old Lacey May Oxford died on a family camping trip near Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, when she was found in cardiac arrest on September 5. Four people were arrested but later released on bail; the police are still investigating the circumstances of her death, treating it as unexplained and not ruling out foul play. The baby's family requested privacy while emphasizing that they do not yet know the details themselves.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 5, Lacey May Oxford, a three-month-old girl, died while camping with her family near Great Wyrley, Staffordshire. Lacey was found in cardiac arrest inside one of several tents set up near a fishing pond at around 8:45 AM. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Four individuals were initially arrested on suspicion of murder and later released on bail pending further investigation; these included a 42-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman (both from South Staffordshire), a 20-year-old woman from Wolverhampton, and an 18-year-old man from Walsall. The police are treating Lacey's death as unexplained and have continued to work on the case without providing further updates publicly.
Written for “Child Death Investigation” on 2026-10-07,
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A three-month-old baby girl who died while on a camping trip with her family has been named amid an ongoing police probe.
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Lacey May Oxford's death sparked a murder investigation after she was found in cardiac arrest near Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, at 8.45am on September 5.
She was found inside one of a number of tents situated near a fishing pond before being pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
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Four people were arrested on suspicion of murder following the tragedy and have since been released on bail.
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The suspects included a 42-year-old man and 30-year-old woman from South Staffordshire, a 20-year-old woman from Wolverhampton and an 18-year-old man from Walsall, West Midlands.
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Staffordshire Police said officers have been 'working hard to investigate the circumstances of Lacey's death', which is still being treated as unexplained.
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The force revealed all four people who were previously arrested remain on conditional police bail.
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A police spokesperson said: 'Our enquiries are continuing and we will continue to provide updates on this investigation when we are able to do so.'
Police cordoned off a fishing lake near Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, after a baby girl was pronounced dead at the scene
Officers and an air ambulance were called following reports that a child had gone into cardiac arrest
Lacey's family previously released a statement via Chase TV, thanking the community for its concern.
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They said the youngster had been with her family, who had joined the baby's grandfather for a night of fishing at a pond.
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The family said: 'We as a family appreciate the community concerns and well wishes for this tragic event that happened where the children and parents joined grandad for a night fishing at the pond.
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'As everyone can understand it is a traumatic time for everyone involved and we would ask for some privacy at this difficult time without speculation while Staffordshire Police do their job, as we as a family don't even know the details or circumstances ourselves.'
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Detective Inspector Josh Lee, from the force's child protection team, said previously: 'I want to assure the local community that we are working around the clock to investigate the circumstances of this tragic incident, which has understandably caused concern.
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While we can confirm that all four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder, we are still working hard to obtain further evidence and we are keeping an open mind as to the circumstances of the death at this very early stage, which we are treating as an isolated incident.
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'While we fully understand that speculation into the nature of this incident is likely to take place, we'd ask people to follow this page for factual, accurate updates as our investigation unfolds and to avoid sharing unconfirmed and speculative claims online.'
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