Police are now treating the death last week of a 15-day-old baby from southern Tasmania as suspicious.

The baby boy was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital on Thursday, 5 November, with critical injuries and sadly, died two days later.

Police are following a specific line of inquiry and ask that anyone with information regarding this incident contact Bridgewater CIB on 131 444, or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000. Please quote Offence Report number 821935.