What we know:

Deputies from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office discovered the body of a 6-year-old child during a welfare check at a home on Bedford Drive around 10 a.m. on Friday, May 30.

The welfare check was prompted by concerns raised by a School Resource Deputy after the child had been absent from school for more than two weeks.  

The child was found dead inside a bedroom, and investigators are treating the case as a suspicious death.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not released the child's identity or the cause of death. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been named. It is also unclear whether there were prior welfare concerns or previous involvement by child protective services.

The backstory:

The child had not been seen at school since May 14 and the a

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