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A man would have tried to kill his son and later took his own life, in an event recorded in the Los Ríos sector, Higüey municipality, La Altagracia province.
A report from the authorities details that after thinking that he had killed his offspring, the man, who was not identified, took his own life.
The infant was treated by personnel from the National Emergency System 9-1-1.
Several onlookers and members of security agencies attended the scene for the corresponding investigations.