Three-year-old girl and man, 43, are pulled from a bedroom unconscious and taken to hospital in a critical condition after a 'domestic-related' incident involving a gas canister
- Man and toddler have been found unconscious in a home and rushed to hospital
- Police were called to home in 'domestic-related' incident involving gas canister
- They were both rushed to hospital in critical condition but child has stabilised
A man and a toddler have been found unconscious in a home and rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a 'domestic incident' involving a gas canister.
Authorities were called to a home in Eden Hills, southeast Adelaide, at midnight on Thursday, where they discovered the little girl slumped in a bedroom.
Police spoke with a woman who lived at the home before entering the bedroom where they also found a 43-year-old man unconscious.
Authorities were called to a home in Eden Hills, southeast Adelaide, at midnight on Thursday, where they discovered the little girl slumped in a bedroom
Investigators were seen removing a gas canister from the premises on Thursday morning, The Advertiser reported.
The little girl and the man were both treated at the scene before they were rushed to Flinders Medical Centre in a critical condition.
Since arriving at the facility, the toddler stabilised and was transferred to the Women's and Children's Hospital.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, but clarified that it is not considered random.
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The man, woman and little girl all lived at the home together.
The woman and another child who was at the house were not hurt in the incident.
Crime scene examiners remain at the home and are investigating.
Betty Malavazos, who lives nearby, told the publication her granddaughters played with the three-year-old.
'She is a beautiful little girl – a sweet little girl – and I pray to god for her,' she said.
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said the investigation was in its 'very early stages' but indicated it was 'domestic violence related'.
'Obviously very tragic circumstances but at this stage the indications are that it may be domestic-violence related but it's too early for us to be specific about the causes,' he said.
A gas canister was involved in the incident, police reportedly said
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