Warsaw Police say they believe the death
of an 18-month-old child on Monday was an accident.
Police say they got a call about an
unresponsive child at a babysitter's house in the 900-block of South Union Street at
1:39 p.m. Monday. The young boy, Payton Brettell, was taken to a Warsaw hospital where he
was pronounced dead at 2:13 p.m.
An autopsy was performed Tuesday
afternoon in Fort Wayne.
According to police, the preliminary results showed Brettell's death was accidental
due to positional asphyxia.
Police
say while they don't believe foul play is involved, the case remains under
investigation by Warsaw Police, the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office and Child
Protective Services.
