CHARLESTON, Ore. - A 36-year-old Coos Bay man was arrested Friday evening in connection with the alleged stabbing death of a nine-year-old child, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office.

CCSO officials said they responded shortly before 6 p.m. on Sept. 28 to a Charleston home where a nine-year-old victim had been reportedly stabbed. The incident was initially described as accidental, involving the victim and a younger sibling, sheriff’s officials said. Authorities said that emergency responders from the Charleston Fire Department, Bay Cities Ambulance, and Coos Bay Police Department arrived swiftly. Despite their efforts, the child was pronounced dead at Bay Area Hospital, sheriff’s deputies said.

CCSP officials said they conducted a thorough investigation over the past week and de

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