Couple arrested after toddler dies in Peterborough hospital The girl, aged around two, died in Peterborough City Hospital around 1pm on Thursday afternoon. The woman is believed to be the girl's mother and the man, the 28-year-old's boyfriend. The pair being held in custody at Thorpe Wood police station, Peterborough. It is understood the couple took the girl to hospital themselves. Scenes-of-crimes officers are currently at a house in Yaxley on the outskirts of Peterborough. A police spokesman said: "The child had been taken to hospital at 11am with serious injuries but died shortly before 1pm." A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the cause of death.