Coroner rules baby’s death accidental in unsafe sleep finding

Key points

• A Victorian coroner has found that a two-month-old girl, known as Baby M, died accidentally in July 2023 in Melbourne's southeast suburbs. The coroner ruled her death resulted from complications of coronavirus and an adenovirus infection, in an unsafe sleeping environment.
• A forensic pathologist found methamphetamine detected in her hair was not in her blood and did not contribute to her death.
• The coroner said her mother, Ms L, had taken appropriate steps on safe sleeping and infection checks, and made no adverse comments about anyone involved.