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Sleep related infant deaths up in Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- A sad statistic in Milwaukee. The number of sleep-related infant deaths in Milwaukee this year has doubled.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says, a 2-month-old was found unresponsive on Friday with his 3-year-old brother on top of him. Hours later, a 4-month-old was found unresponsive in a bed with her mother.

So far, four sleep related infant deaths have been reported in Milwaukee in 2012.

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