Woman arrested over death of ex-Newcastle boss Steve Bruce’s four-month old grandson Madison
Woman arrested over death of ex-Newcastle boss Steve Bruce’s four-month old grandson Madison
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COPS have launched an investigation into the tragic death of football manager Steve Bruce’s baby grandson. Madison Smith passed away after being discovered unresponsive at the family home where he lived with Steve’s daughter Amy and her former footballer husband Matt Smith.
![[A woman has been arrested after Steve Bruce's grandson died]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/508b2ccf-09d4-4abc-bea5-b5f91fbf79d7.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Interior designer Amy, 37, and dad Matt, 35, are understood to have hired a night nanny to help look after the four-month-old boy. But they were left heartbroken when Matt checked on his son just after 7am on 18 October and found him unresponsive. A woman in her 40s has now been arrested on suspicion of neglect and bailed pending further investigations.
![[Blackpool’s Manager Steve Bruce ahead of a match on September 28 - just weeks before the tragedy]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/blackpools-manager-steve-bruce-looks-936657604.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Officers leading the investigation are understood to be examining her phone amid suggestions she spent time on social media before Madison was found in his bedroom at the family’s home in Bowdon, Gtr Manchester. A Gtr Manchester Police spokesman said: “We can confirm an investigation is ongoing and a woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of child neglect.
"She was questioned and released on bail pending further inquiries.”. A source said: “Amy and Matt are the nicest people and they are utterly devastated by Madison’s death. "It’s being suggested that they were using the services of a night nanny to help them cope with the lack of sleep a new baby can bring.
“Matt woke and the first thing he did was to go and check on Madison and he was horrified to find he wasn’t breathing. “It’s a very delicate situation but officers felt concerned enough that they arrested the nanny and they have interviewed her to get her account.
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