An 18-month-old British boy was found dead in his cot aboard his father's yacht yesterday with a curtain rope wrapped around his neck.
The toddler, identified only by his surname, Roche, had been sleeping in a cabin on the lower deck of the yacht where the family lives.
Police said the father was at work and the mother had left the boat, berthed at the floating jetty outside the Discovery Bay Marina Club, before midday.
The family's 32-year-old maid, who had been working on the upper deck, went to check on the baby at about 1.30pm, wondering why he had not awoken.
'When she opened the cabin door to check, the baby was found unconscious in his cot with a curtain rope around his neck,' a police investigator said.
The toddler was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital but was declared dead before arrival.
Police said initial investigation found nothing suspicious and no one was arrested. An autopsy will be carried out today.