Police probe outbreak among infants

The deaths of four babies in the North during a pseudomonas outbreak are under preliminary investigation by police.

The infants died from the bacterial infection at two hospitals in the North in Dec 2011 and Jan 2012.

A PSNI spokeswoman said two families had complained to police and all those affected had been informed. “We are conducting a preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four babies from two Northern Ireland hospitals in Dec 2011 and Jan 2012,” said the spokeswoman.