The death of a four-year-old Toronto boy in Bowmanville earlier this week has now been classified as a homicide.
Police were called to a residence on Ireland Street for a report of a child without vital signs shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
The boy was being cared for at the home of a family friend at the time, police said.
He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In a release issued Saturday evening, police said that a post-mortem examination has concluded that Terell Vidal died as a result of blunt force trauma.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 888-579-1520 ext. 5402 or ext. 5223 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
